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Financial planning

Super trustees facing 'flood' of new US regulations

Australian super fund trustees should prepare for a flood of new regulation out of the US in the wake of the financial crisis....

Financial planning

Making somebody else’s hindsight your foresight

Paul Resnik and Dan Ratner share their different industry experiences to present this insight into the future of financial planning....

Financial planning

APRA's leverage on executive remuneration

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has warned banks and other deposit-taking institutions that risky remuneration policies may generate the imposition of high...

Financial planning

Subsidised training uncertainty

Financial planners are confident about the continued level of training budgets, but training staff split on further subsidies....

Financial planning

ATO fraud surveys found wanting

The Australian National Audit Office has identified shortcomings in the way the ATO surveys serious non-compliance and defines fraud....

Financial planning

Shariah compliant mortgage lender MCCA gets AFSL

Mortgage lender Muslim Community Co-operative Australia is now licensed to set up mortgage funds and property trust schemes in accordance with Islamic law....

Financial planning

Soaring demand sways advice firm to charge for additional meetings

Soaring client demand for face-to-face meetings with advisers has resulted in a Melbourne-based advice firm imposing a fee for meetings beyond the number allotted in its ...

Financial planning

Budget measures provide strong platform for Australian managed funds industry: IFSA

Measure provides certainty to international investors that they will not be taxed on capital gains arising out of most passive investments made by Australian managed fund...

Financial planning

AFA bridges old and new knowledge gap

Advisers with more experience mentor in areas from compliance, engagement and writing SOAs to how to keep files together and technical support....

Financial planning

Stricter definitions around salesman and advisers not needed: Bobbin

Financial services lawyer Peter Bobbin has rejected calls for more regulation around the roles played by financial product salesman and financial advisers, saying a recen...

Funds management

Aberdeen halves CSAM equities team

More than 50 per cent of the Australian equities team from Credit Suisse Asset Management will not be gaining positions with Aberdeen Asset Management in Australia. ...

Financial planning

Shadforths co-operative set for official launch on July 1

The longstanding 'Best Advice Project', a trial co-operative of 12 separate advice firms, will officially operate under the single brand Shadforths Financial Group from J...