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Policy & Regulation

There has been unprecedented activity over the past 12 to 18 months in terms of financial planning practice sales, and it is possible the clarity provided by the latest F...

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Financial planning

The risk of governments failing to financially support their ageing population will become more apparent unless significant pension reform is made now, according to Merce...

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People & Products

Wilson HTM has announced the retirement of managing director Steve Wilson, effective 27 October 2011. He will be replaced by current head of private wealth management And...

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Funds management

West Australian financial services group Wealth Management Partners has taken a stake in Perth-based accountancy and consultancy firm Stantons International Services, whi...

Superannuation

SMSF succession planning requires careful planning and the submission of extensive documentation. Daniel Butler and Nathan Papson explore some of the aspects of this proc...

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Superannuation

Time is running out for SMSF trustees looking to settle property transactions inside 2011, according to NSW-based mortgage broker SMSF Loans....

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Financial planning

AustralianSuper has announced the launch of an online financial advice offering for its members, which the big industry funds says will help people 'self-start' their sup...

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Financial planning

Snowball chief executive Tony McDonald will depart the company on 4 October 2012 as part of the integration between Snowball and Shadforth, the company announced....

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Superannuation

New governance standards for superannuation funds may still fall short of demands for greater transparency....

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Financial planning

The director of collapsed brokerage firm Sonray Capital Markets, Russell Johnson, has appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court after his arrest on 24 criminal charges foll...

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Financial planning

Choice’s view that the quality of financial advice in Australia is "among the worst" is not the fault of financial planners but the industry as a whole, according to Omni...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained urgent Federal Court orders to preserve funds held by a Queensland company operating as a mutual ...

Editorial

A charity that lost $1.5 million in a hedge fund manager that collapsed during the GFC is suing the advice firm that recommended the fund....

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Financial planning

Melbourne-based AMP practice, Eluvia has launched a debt and gearing program for clients....

Superannuation

Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data on SMSFs is being skewed because it is picking up large numbers of people in draw-down phase....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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