TREASURY
Financial planning
Financial planning industry bodies must be careful taking sides during the election campaign - but at the same time they must continue stating their positions, writes Mik...
Financial planning
Professional Investment Holdings' subsidiary company, Associated Advisory Practices, is growing not only in scale, but also in influence among the independent advisory fo...
Financial planning
The proposal for a new education fund that utilises money collected from market breaches has received a good hearing from the Government, but everything is on hold pendin...
Editorial
The Cooper Review doesn't say anything about superannuation that financial planners didn't know already, writes Mike Taylor....
Policy & Regulation
The Treasury has called for submissions on how Australia's tax treaty with India can be updated to better reflect the needs of businesses and individuals....
Superannuation
The Government has promised further discussions with the industry around the recommendations of the Cooper Review but is focusing primarily on MySuper and SuperStream....
Financial planning
An education and research fund has slipped though the cracks in the imminent transition of market supervision from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to the Austral...
Financial planning
Industry reforms may lead to changes in adviser recruitment strategies....
Financial planning
The FPA has established the Future of Financial Advice Taskforce, which will carry members' views and concerns through to the Treasury....
Financial planning
The UK regulatory system will be overhauled, and the Financial Services Authority - the UK's version of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission - will be abo...
Financial planning
The 'opt in' provisions for continuing advice and professional indemnity insurance were just two of the key issues tabled at the AFA Leadership Licensee Forum this week....
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are keen to have representation on the Future of Financial Advice expert advisory pan...
Financial planning
The Treasury has released the exposure draft regulations for extending tax file number (TFN) withholding arrangements to closely held trusts, which include family trusts....
Financial planning
The Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) is working with Treasury and industry organisations to develop cost-effective financial advice regar...
Financial planning
AFA seeks to alleviate member concerns about Future of Financial Advice reforms....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...