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Operators of mortgage investment schemes have been given more time to become licensed through the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)....

Financial planning

More than $3.4 billion in superannuation has been lost by Australians, with the amount held in unclaimed accounts growing by more than $1 billion a year....

Financial planning

Superannuation fund's annual reports, compliance and complaints procedures will come under scrutiny by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) as part...

Financial planning

Superannuation fund's annual reports, compliance and complaints procedures will come under scrutiny by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) as part...

Financial planning

AMP Financial Planning is probably Australia's biggest dealer group with about 1280 plan-ners. Samantha Walker steps inside the juggernaut to see what makes it tick....

Financial planning

The Life Insurance Conduct and Disclosure (LICD) Bill is back on the legislative agenda but under a different guise....

Financial planning

Retired secretary of Perth-based RAC Superannuation Fund Kerry Davey always knew Bob Harris was coming to brief employees when he saw a diminutive figure toting a brand n...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made final stop or-ders on the prospectuses for the The Oil Fields Project 4 and The Great Forests 1999 Pr...

Superannuation

There has been a lot of talk about how financial planners can exploit the opportunities opening up in the changing world of superannuation. NSP Buck is one group actually...

Financial planning

Two high profile former Prudential managers have established their own financial planning firm....

Financial planning

One of the great financial services debates of this decade has been whether financial planning is a profession. ...

Financial planning

Three years ago, it was a small blip on the financial planning radar screen. Today, Professional Investment Services is a powerhouse of financial planning and has plans t...

Financial planning

Whatever your opinion on the merits of the GST, the time has come to change all your systems to implement the new regime. ...

Financial planning

In mid August, the Treasurer released a consultative paper on the application of the GST to financial services. Funds managers, life and general insurers, trustees of sup...

Financial planning

In April the Federal Government released a draft to industry of its bill changing the investment standards for superannuation funds (see <I>Money Management</I> May 13). ...

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