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Financial planning

The inclusion of specific funding for the Tax Practitioners Board sees the FPA writing to the Government for another extension....

Superannuation

Government limits superannuation fiddling

The Federal Budget limits fiddling with superannuation settings to the changes it announced in April....

Financial planning

Subdued industry response to Federal Budget

The Federal Budget has receive only a lukewarm response from the financial services industry despite the Government limiting its changes to superannuation to those announ...

Superannuation

FPA calls for policy certainty

The FPA is hoping for minimal change around super taxes in this evening’s Budget. ...

Accounting

MYOB acquires Banklink

Accounting software provider MYOB has acquired the New Zealand-based BankLink in a move to bolster its cloud accounting capabilities. ...

Life/Risk

Australians overlook life insurance: TAL

Taking out life insurance is not a main priority for many Australians, with almost half saying that it is too expensive, according to new research by life insurer TAL....

Funds management

First Super looks to overseas fundies in bid against bank’s governance

First Super is contacting its overseas fund managers to alert them to their position on JP Morgan's governance model and the action it will take at the bank's upcoming a...

Superannuation

Another warning on super policy tinkering

New research undertaken by Suncorp Life has confirmed the degree to which Australians have become unsettled by constant changes to the underlying superannuation policy re...

Financial planning

Certitude partners with Columbia

HFA Limited offshoot Certitude Global Investments has entered into a partnership arrangement with US investment manager Columbia Management Investment Advisers....

Financial planning

Prime Super gets MySuper sign-off

Prime Super has joined the growing list of superannuation funds to gain approval from the APRA for a MySuper product....

Editorial

$2.52 billion NAB profit, but under-performing planners depart

NAB half-year result better than solid, but wealth division report points to departure of under-performing planners....

Editorial

Have platforms reached their use-by date?

Many advisers feel it’s time the investment train pulled away from the platform, but what sort of ride are they in for? Benjamin Levy reports....

Editorial

Advisers turn to platforms for FOFA compliance

As it has become clearer how much capability is needed to comply with the FOFA reforms, advisers have turned to platforms to do most of heavy lifting. ...

Financial planning

Research houses to spruik conflict compliance

Research houses will embark on a campaign of actively promoting their compliance with conflict of interest requirements before the 1 September deadline imposed by ASIC RG...