TREASURY

Financial planning

Delays in the release of regulations around the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) is hampering efforts to implement the new regime by the October 1 start date....

Financial planning

In my last article I discussed the role of the financial planner and how the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) does not equate advice with financial planning....

Financial planning

Further public hearings into the draft Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) have been scheduled for next month, following the initial round in late April....

Financial planning

Australian Unity has launched an education savings plan, the first issued by a major friendly society for more than 10 years....

Financial planning

Australian Unity has launched an education savings plan, the first issued by a major friendly society for more than 10 years....

Financial planning

Plans to partially prefund a portion of future state pension costs is one of the New Zealand government's most important and far-reaching policies, yet it is receiving li...

Financial planning

The Australian Scholarships Group Friendly Society (ASG) has launched two new education funds, enabling investment in fixed interest securities for the first time....

Financial planning

The penny has finally dropped. Financial planning groups have embraced large scale superannuation and are fighting fiercely for a piece of the rapidly growing market....

Financial planning

New Zealand's National Party has criticised the Government's proposed superannuation fund, claiming it would contribute only a tiny percentage of the cost of future pensi...

Financial planning

New rural industries such as herbs and durians have the potential for strong rates of return and low break-even points, a new financial modelling reports reveals....

Financial planning

Three developments in recent weeks point to an elevation of the financial planning industry onto the national political stage....

Financial planning

New Zealand’s funds management industry says overseas-based fund managers may snare most of the business for the Government’s proposed superannuation fund....

Financial planning

Last year I wrote an article I called “Regulation – friend or foe, crutch or protector” (<I>Money Management</I> retitled it “Is it really necessary to have more rules fr...

Financial planning

Australia’s financial advice industry is underpinned by licensing arrangements enforced and administered by the ever shrinking resources of our investment watchdog. Tom C...

Financial planning

Alan Cameron probably has the most unenviable job in the Australian financial services industry....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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