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Financial planning

17 Sep

Regulators investigate AM over traded policy fund debacle

THE Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have launched an investigation into AM Corporation’s...

Financial planning

05 Sep

Big improvement sees Sanford still in red

Online financial services group Sanford has reported a loss of $1.7 million for the 2002 financial year, representing a significant improvement on the previous year’s los...

Superannuation

29 Aug

SMSFs to be targeted by ATO

A number of self managed superannuation funds (SMSF) may be slugged by the Australia Tax Office (ATO) after it issued two Interpretive Decisions which target payment of d...

Financial planning

28 Aug

ASIC releases one more for the dummies

Having established that the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence application process is simply too hard for your average financial planner, the Australian Securiti...

Financial planning

27 Aug

Unlicensed dealer restrained by ASIC

Macquarie Town Financial Planning director, John Michael Higgins, has been restrained by a Supreme Court injunction from providing financial products or services advice, ...

Financial planning

22 Aug

S&P says prognosis negative for Royal Sun

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its insurer financial strength and counterpart credit ratings on Royal & Sun Alliance (R&SA) Lenders Mortgage Insurance at...

Financial planning

15 Aug

National planning standards gather pace

Australia is playing a leading role among 16 other countries associated with the International Organization for Standards (ISO) in developing an international standard fr...

Financial planning

15 Aug

Collins launches online document hub

HEAD of the Tom Collins Consultancy, Tom Collins, has launched an online document management hub called Offerdox....

Financial planning

15 Aug

InvestorWeb reaffirms intention to remain for the long haul

InvestorWeb Research has responded angrily to recent press reports that there was some question mark over the continuation of its research operations following the merger...