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Canberra has criticised ASIC for negative comments one of its senior executives made about financial planners at a public function....

Superannuation

The new choice of superannuation fund regime has failed to accelerate the growth of self-managed superannuation funds....

Financial planning

In the financial planning industry, the road to setting up your own practice is full of pot holes. BEN ABBOTT asked John Kiley how he survived his first year....

Financial planning

An online training course in sustainable and responsible investing for financial advisers will qualify participants to display the Ethical Investment Association’s SRI Sy...

Funds management

Returns from hedge funds have declined over the past five years and are not expected to return to levels seen in the 1990s in the next three to five years despite optimis...

Financial planning

Just a few minutes ago, I finished speaking by phone with the son of a long-standing client. Our client’s son is 23 years of age and is in his first job, having completed...

Financial planning

There has been much discussion about the lack of life insurance being taken out by the Australian public. But this pales into almost insignificance when the focus is on r...

Financial planning

Glebe Asset Management is to be sold off by its owner, the Anglican Church of Australia....

Financial planning

New rules that could dramatically cut the paperwork burden for financial planers are a step closer after the Federal Government released regulations that aim to shorten t...

Financial planning

APRA and ASIC will jointly release an industry best practice guide on unit pricing within the next three weeks....

Financial planning

With the introduction of financial services reform, the ‘know your client’ obligation for financial planners is more critical than ever before....

Financial planning

Committed Collingwood supporter and senior financial planner Julian Battistella began his career at the ANZ Bank at the tender age of 18....

Financial planning

Following today’s implementation of amendments to the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA), advisers are no longer bound to issue a Statement of Advice to existing client...

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