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Financial planning

Expanding intra-fund financial advice a 'slippery slope'

Financial planning groups have expressed serious concerns about ASIC's proposal to allow transition-to-retirement (TTR) strategies within intra-fund financial advice....

Financial planning

Auditor registration could reduce questionable SMSF auditors

A proposal to introduce a registration requirement for accountants who audit SMSFs could reduce not just the number of auditors performing a small number of audits each y...

Financial planning

Financial planning industry also needs to lift its game: AFA

It is up to the financial planning industry to actively lift its standards regardless of what arises out of the FOFA legislation, according to Association of Financial Ad...

Financial planning

Accountants urge income clawback relief

The Institute of Public Accountants is calling for the Government to enable small businesses to clawback revenue losses against a previous year's income....

Financial planning

MMADX set to launch money market trading system

Money Market and Debt eXchange plans to launch electronic trading system....

Financial planning

Governments cop blame for financial crisis

New research by Edelman confirms Australians have little trust that the Government will do the right thing....

Financial planning

ISN/Rice Warner study highlights need for independent research

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....

Editorial

Is FOFA an unbridgeable divide?

Mike Taylor reports that the likelihood of a bipartisan report and meaningful amendments emerging from the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills is becom...

Financial planning

ISN/Rice Warner study highlights need for independent research

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....

Financial planning

Macquarie Bank points to lower result

Macquarie Group points to weaker FY12 result amid difficult conditions....

Financial planning

Greens' superannuation policy based on outdated data

SPAA rejects Greens' superannuation policy as outdated and likely to penalise those saving for retirement....

Financial planning

Risk-focused financial advisers 'moderately optimistic'

Risk-focused financial advisers remain optimistic about the outlook for themselves and their practices despite the changes facing the industry, according to a Zurich Fina...