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Financial planning

Financial adviser annual disclosure fee breaches understandings

The Government's inclusion of an annual disclosure on all financial advisers in its FOFA bills seriously breaches understanding around the legislation....

Financial planning

ISN backs annual fee disclosure imposition

ISN's David Whiteley says imposing an annual fee disclosure requirement on financial planners is a community expectation....

Policy & Regulation

FPA rejects changed FOFA bills

The Financial Planning Association has accused the Federal Government of making further amendments to the draft Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation without cond...

Financial planning

Centrepoint/PIH and Bennetts part ways

PIH parent company Centrepoint alliance has announced it is ending the two-days-per-week consultancy agreement it has with former PIH chief Robbie Bennetts....

Policy & Regulation

van Eyk calls for FOFA research disclosure

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...

Policy & Regulation

van Eyk calls for FOFA research disclosure

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...

Financial planning

Invesco launch equity fund to meet Asian consumer demand

Invesco Australia has announced the launch of a new Asian equity fund that focuses on the growing Asian consumer demand....

Financial planning

Financial planners question ISN advertising blitz

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has questioned the legitimacy of a television advertising blitz by industry superannu...

Financial planning

Onevue attracts more interest in UMA platform

Platform provider Onevue is about to finalise new contracts with a number of advisory groups to expand the distribution of its UMA platform....

Financial planning

Maple-Brown Abbott brings two funds in-house

Maple-Brown Abbott has acquired management rights for two of its funds from Advance Asset Management, with Ironbark to provide distribution....

Superannuation

SMSF trustees need appropriate tax treatment

The self-funded nature of SMSFs should be reflected in their tax treatment, according to SPAA....

Financial planning

Corporate insolvencies continue to break records

The number of corporate insolvencies in August 2011 was the second highest monthly figure on record, according to the latest Australian Securities and Investments Commiss...

Financial planning

'Own occupation' TPD phase-out questioned

The Government's recent Stronger Super announcement states it will be phasing out the option to hold 'own occupation' Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance polic...

Superannuation

Increase contributions cap to $35,000: SPAA

The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association (SPAA) has called for the Government to increase the standard concessional contribution cap by $10,000 to $35,000 f...

Editorial

Why Govt's industry superannuation fund favouritism may backfire

History suggests the advantages flowing to industry superannuation funds from the Government’s Future of Financial Advice changes may ultimately prove to be a political l...