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Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee led by Bernie Ripoll has recommended ASIC commence immediate work on the creation of a professional standards board for financial advise...

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Financial planning

AUSTRAC accepts its third enforceable undertaking on AML/CTF laws, this time from PayPal....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has announced the implementation of FPA Confidential, an online anonymous reporting system, in its effort to tackle misconduct in the i...

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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a NSW financial adviser from providing financial services for 10 years after finding he failed to disclose...

Funds management

Equiti Funds Management has launched its first direct property fund amid signs the commercial property market has started to bottom....

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Superannuation

The financial services industry has been called upon to step up to its social obligations when dealing with trustees of self-managed superannuation funds....

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Financial planning

Litigation funders may rethink their class action opportunities against fund managers if they are required to register multi-party action as managed investment schemes....

Editorial

Many financial planners now use model portfolios to assist in the complex task of managing their clients’ wealth. But is a model portfolio the best option, and what are t...

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Financial planning

Tower Australia Limited chief executive Jim Minto believes superannuation trustees should be better qualified....

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Editorial

Concessions and how people should access and pay for advice have emerged as the key issues in relation to superannuation and financial services reform....

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Financial planning

A fight has broken out between listed investment company HFA Accelerator Plus and its manager, HFA Asset Management, with the latter threatening legal action over the use...

Superannuation

Class Financial Systems to provide SMSF platform for accountants....

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Financial planning

AMP is on course for compliance with IFSA's super charter from its July 1 members' deadline next year, according to financial services managing director Craig Meller...

Financial planning

Dealer groups should actively acquire small struggling member advice firms for the good of the sector rather than allowing the status quo to continue, according to Kenn W...

Financial planning

In the wake of the global financial crisis the financial software industry remains in a state of upheaval, with innovation relentless, competition fierce and smaller prac...

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