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Court enforceable undertakings, the regulators’ disqualification regime and co-operation between APRA and professional industry bodies are among the enforcement and other...

Financial planning

THE deadline for the financial planning sector to propose changes to the controversial wording of draft Corporations Act Regulation 7.6.02AAA fells yesterday (November 30...

Financial planning

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Financial planning

The Financial Industry Complaints Service has undertaken to respond to concerted criticism from within and without the financial services industry over its performance an...

Financial planning

ASFA’s chief executive officer Philippa Smith has welcomed the superannuation proposals in last month’s Federal Budget as “radical, bold and far reaching”, while calling ...

Financial planning

ASIC has proactively followed up the main findings of its shadow shopping survey regarding superannuation choice with some suggestions for licensees on how to address the...

Financial planning

Arrangements for the transition to the new superannuation system proposed in this year’s Federal Budget have come under question as the impact of the changes begins to si...

Financial planning

Count Wealth Accountants has announced that reverse mortgage products provided by ABN Amro, Bluestone Equity Release and Macquarie Mortgages would be added to its recomme...

Financial planning

Parliamentary secretary to the treasurer Chris Pearce has stated that he intends to make further refinements to the Financial Services Reform Act over the next 12 months....

Financial planning

Ascending to the summit of an organisation is an achievement people usually rank as a life long ambition but Corinna Dieters’ decision to stand for election as chair of t...

Financial planning

The estimated $140 billion that will go into the Federal Government’s Future Fund over the next 15 years may not be managed by external fund managers, but controlled inte...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has rejected an application by the Police Federation of Australia (PFA) to allow its members early access to their superannuation....

Financial planning

The Federal Government has introduced legislation that will finally deliver on its 2004 election promise on superannuation splitting....

Financial planning

Consumers will soon be able to choose their own super fund, but that doesn’t mean they should let their life insurance run through to the keeper. Ross Kelly reports....

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