Editorial

Productivity Commission's default fund position set to be short-lived

Mike Taylor writes that the Productivity Commission’s final report on default funds under modern awards delivered a formula which is unlikely to survive a change of Gover...

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Financial planning trail commissions in a post-FOFA world

Mike Taylor writes that the sale of client books entailing trailing commissions will look utterly incongruous in a post-FOFA world unless financial planners are actively ...

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When name calling hurts

Mike Taylor writes that the reputational damage often suffered by the financial planning industry might be substantially reduced if regulators and the media were a little...

Editorial

Managing the risky business of advice

Using questionnaires to determine an investment strategy is often frowned upon by both local and international regulators. As Paul Resnik explains, financial advisers wil...

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Churning up a heated debate

Mike Taylor writes that when FSC chief executive John Brogden announced the framework of new claw-back provisions around the sale of life policies, he reignited a debate ...

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Why Australia’s employment statistics don’t add up

Employment is a key measure of Australia's economic health, but as Matt Drennan writes, it may be a case of lies, damned lies and statistics....

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FOFA ushering in a new financial planning reality

The dealer group model is changing and BT’s Mark Spiers says financial planners will need to make choices consistent with the newly evolving reality....

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John Brogden warns inaction is no option

A Money Management/Association of Financial Advisers forum dealing with the Financial Services Council’s framework on life/risk remuneration uncovered strong feelings and...

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APES 230 set to irrevocably alter the accounting landscape

Queensland-based accountant Greg Holman warns APES 230 could irrevocably alter the landscape for accounting organisations and poses a serious threat to the success and pr...

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ASIC turns the idea of 'innocent until proven guilty' on its head

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has outlined the draft ground rules on conflicted remuneration and, as Mike Taylor writes, there are inevitable impac...

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The folly of focusing on absolute returns

Matt Drennan writes that much of the debate about investment markets and methodologies overlooks the importance of client needs....

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Is it the end of the dealer group as we know it?

Mike Taylor asks whether the formation of BT Select and the continuing competition between BT and Count Financial reflect the end of the current dealer group model....