By Mike Taylor

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The Federal Government would be likely to garner grudging (but majority) financial planning industry support for its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation if it w...

The Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals combined with the long delays in delivering the actual legislation have served to drive down confidence among...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has been warned it needs to address questions about its handling of MTAA Super in the Parliament....

A Senate Committee has backed legislation enhancing ASIC's coercive powers, but not without full transparency to the Parliament....

AXA Asia Pacific has confirmed a solid 9.25 cents per share dividend at the same time as flagging strongly improved full-year results....

Electing a Labor or Coalition Government makes little difference to investment returns....

With Asia having been termed a global equities sweet spot in terms of the way it has emerged from the global recession, a new Lonsec sector review has pointed to global e...

The make-up of the board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is not adequately representative of practising financial planners, according to recently resigned FPA...

Unlisted property moves back into positive territory bringing better news to industry funds with heavier exposures....

Investor confidence in the ability of the Australian economy to withstand world pressures has been eroded....

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