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Funds management

In its annual review, the IMF has said the Australian economy is “on a narrow path for a soft landing” but continued monetary and fiscal policy tightening is needed....

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People & Products

The Treasury has appointed a new chair for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to replace Wayne Byres....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association of Australia has urged the Government to extend the freeze on the ASIC levy for one more year, among several Budget recommendations....

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Policy & Regulation

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has launched a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ensure it is the “world’s best central bank”. ...

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Financial planning

Unemployment is forecast to reach 3.75% in the September quarter of 2022, the lowest since 1974, with the Government signalling rising wages as the ticket out of inflatio...

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Financial planning

ACSI is pleased to see the Senate block reforms to proxy advice saying the system had already been working well to deliver quality advice that supports investors and mill...

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Financial planning

Extending the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort to wholesale investors could open up ‘gaming’ of the system by those who could afford court costs, according to the Stock...

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Financial planning

The cost to sit the financial adviser exam will be higher than initial estimates as it moves to being run by the corporate regulator and any Standard 3 amendment responsi...

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Superannuation

The Government has introduced a bill that aims to improve equity in the superannuation system, allow a larger amount of super to be removed for a first home deposit, and ...

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Financial planning

There needs to be a better recognition of previous study undertaken by financial planners, and in particular continuing professional development studies, according to the...

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Policy & Regulation

While the other regulators grew their staff numbers, the Budget papers point to a net loss for ASIC. ...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers distrust the Australian Financial Complaints Authority because it is perceived to have ‘coached’ complainants and Treasury is being urged to investigat...

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Financial planning

Senator Jane Hume announced the FSC Life Insurance Summit that Treasury will assume control, merging it with the quality of advice review....

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Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has signaled to a Parliamentary Committee that further adjustments to the adviser code of ethics was possible beyond ...

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Financial planning

Although the removal of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is a huge victory for many in the industry who spent the last few years fighting for reform, ...

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Chris Cornish

By having trustees supervise client directed payments from their pension funds, Stephen Jones and the federal Labor gove...

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Now we now the size of Stephen Jones' CSOLR tax, I doubt anyone will be employer any new financial adviser from this poi...

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Amazing ! Between the beginning of licencing Feb 2002 and 2008 this was a very good stable industry.Then the do-gooders...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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