Larissa Tuohy

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Financial planning

21 March 2006

Licensing of people who provide advice on financial services products is not a straight forward subject. Admittedly, the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) bought toget...

Financial planning

21 March 2006

Launch of online risk quotation service

Research house Plan for Life has announced the launch of a new online life insurance quotation service, which will be made available to dealer groups and risk advisers....

Superannuation

21 March 2006

Boomers still not ready for retirement

Over 50 per cent of baby boomers believe they are only “somewhat ready” in terms of their financial preparations for retirement, with another 20 per cent saying they were...

Financial planning

19 March 2006

Extra half million access super choice

An additional 500,000 individuals will be entitled to take part in the super choice regime, as regulatory changes give former state employees the right to move their supe...

Financial planning

16 March 2006

AFA shows support for commission-based advice

The Association of Financial Advisers Ltd (AFA) has expressed concerns about recent industry calls for the introduction of a rigid fee-for-service advice structure....

Financial planning

15 March 2006

Maximise your income in 2006

Year-end tax planning is important for individuals and businesses at all levels. Apart from the traditional approach - that is deferring income and advancing deductions w...

Superannuation

15 March 2006

A super year-end tax plan

Superannuation is quite often overlooked in year-end tax planning in favour of more income tax related solutions. However, the reality is that superannuation, while compl...

Financial planning

14 March 2006

ICA: all planners should be fee-based

The Institute of Chartered Accountants has called for financial planners to move to a fee-for-service model, stating that commission payments inherently result in conflic...

Financial planning

9 March 2006

PIR defends Westpoint ratings

Property Investment Research (PIR) has defended criticisms made by the Shadow Minister for Financial Services Nick Sherry at a recent Senate Estimates hearing regarding a...

Financial planning

8 March 2006

Home grown values

It’s the Chinese year of the dog, and participants in the Australian share market are wondering where the canines lurk as talk of a correction ramps up. But thanks to the...