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First home buying has fallen to its lowest level ever, making up just 6.9 per cent of all home loans, down from a previous long-term national average of 15 per cent, acco...
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Bank’s financial advice remediation program has attracted more than 4500 cases from aggrieved customers in its first few months, an independent review ha...
Superannuation
SMSFs breed more satisfied Australian customers than their industry and retail counterparts, according to a survey. ...
Financial planning
BTFG has gained some key insights from those using its adviser register and comments facility, Adviser View....
Financial planning
The changing financial services landscape looks promising for job growth, particularly in the risk area where prospective employees can cash in on tighter regulations. ...
Policy & Regulation
Most financial planners believe they will have to increase the fees they charge clients as a result of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, a new survey reveals...
Superannuation
Australian superannuation funds are targeting alternative investments and taking on greater risk in an effort to meet members’ expectations, a report shows. ...
Superannuation
SPAA’s Graeme Colley claims ATO data does not support suggestions young people are rushing to set up SMSFs....
Superannuation
Latest figures from the ATO has debunked the myth that more young people are piling into SMSFs and that trustees are bulking up on residential property according to SPAA....
Funds management
Boutique funds management organisation, Treasury Group, has completed its merger with US-based Northern Lights Capital Group as previously announced....
Financial planning
New research has revealed planning profits were being eroded by FOFA well before the Senate’s disallowance of the Government’s changes....
Financial planning
More women are employed in financial services than men but still lag in leadership roles and still face sizable gaps in their remuneration...
Superannuation
Single retirees will need to spend $767 more a year to afford a comfortable retirement, the ASFA Retirement Standard showed....
Funds management
The median Australian share fund manager was below par from the index return by 0.3 per cent over October, Morningstar Institutional Sector Survey showed....
Superannuation
Australian super funds’ median growth fund returned 1.4 per cent over October 2014, according to the Morningstar Australian Superannuation Survey. ...
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...