TREASURY
Funds management
Friendly society funeral, education and income bonds have been granted a short reprieve from being taxed, and the industry is continuing to fight for tax-exemption....
Financial planning
Former US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is to join the world's largest financial services group, Citigroup, as a board member and chair of its executive committee....
Funds management
Friendly societies and funeral directors have joined forces to try and overturn the Treasury ruling taxing funeral and education bonds....
Life/Risk
Financial services groups are reeling under the strain of a massive upheaval of their businesses once the implications of the GST and the upcoming Ralph Report hit home. ...
Financial planning
The series of changes circulating through the finance industry has be-come daunting. The implications of GST and the upcoming Ralph Re-port loom large for all concerned b...
Financial planning
Australia's drive to become a global financial services centre has received sev-eral boosts in the past few weeks. Firstly, the Federal government announced in the budget...
Financial planning
Up to 5000 existing DIY funds may have to change their structure if they continue with a single trustee who is also the fund’s single member....
Financial planning
Nearly two years after the Wallis Inquiry, the long awaited reforms to the regulation of the nation’s financial markets are at last on the home stretch, with the release ...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association is developing a concerted campaign to put retirement income issues on the Federal Government's agenda. Here, Michael McKenna puts the c...
Financial planning
BT Funds Management’s technical team dives into the Ralph Committee Report to review the potential implications for financial advisers and their clients. By Brian Bissake...
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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...