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The Federal Government has received a further call to stop tinkering with the superannuation policy settings - this time via research conducted by Rice Warner on behalf o...
People & Products
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Brett Kenny to the board....
Financial planning
Changes to the distribution landscape and demand for products and services specifically targeted at risk specialists were the main drivers behind the launch of TAL's new ...
Financial planning
The FPA and AFA have welcomed draft regulations that will enshrine the term 'financial planner/adviser' in law as an important consumer protection move....
Funds management
Industry commentators have tried to outline an approach by which the boutique funds industry can avoid being sidelined by the rise in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and...
Superannuation
Age barriers should be removed to allow greater flexibility in transition to retirement, according to Suncorp Life chief executive Geoff Summerhayes....
Superannuation
SMSF trustees are increasingly questioning their capacity to run an SMSF in their later years and are looking at switching to a managed fund arrangement in retirement, ac...
Editorial
How can you tell that SMSFs are the 'hot ticket' with respect to financial services revenue generation? When virtually all sectors of the industry are competing for terri...
Financial planning
Total Financial Solutions plans further growth through the addition of quality boutiques, and is prepared to take an equity stake in suitable businesses....
Financial planning
SMSFs perform similarly regardless of whether trustees rely on advisers, accountants or their own research, according to a Rice Warner study....
Superannuation
Only some Government concessions around default fund grandfathering may alleviate challenge confronting corporate funds and master trusts....
Financial planning
Countplus subsidiary Total Financial Solutions has added six advice firms to its network, saying market pressure and regulatory changes have helped attract new businesses...
Financial planning
Lifecycle products fail to adequately address the risks that can eat away at members' retirement incomes, according to Rice Warner Actuaries....
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has welcomed legislation that supports fund mergers through an exemption on capital gains tax (CGT)....
Life/Risk
The life insurance industry needs to continually improve their product offerings in order to bridge the underinsurance gap in Australia and deliver greater flexibility to...
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....