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Financial planning

Lobby groups with vested interests sparked the endless debate around adviser remuneration, which is clouding the issue of inadequate levels of retirement savings and chro...

Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has commissioned a poll it claims proves its point on annual opt in....

Life/Risk

In the wake of the Queensland floods, the Federal Government and Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) have agreed to develop a mandatory definition of ‘flood’...

Financial planning

The reverse mortgage sector has shrunk drastically over the past few years, with many players exiting the market due to funding issues – but some industry experts p...

Tools & guides

Natural disasters have been at the forefront of Australian news recently. Graeme Colley explains the role of government assistance in helping people get back on their fee...

Financial planning

The FPA welcomes continued primacy of ASIC in regulating planners on tax advice....

Tools & guides

Cecile Apolinario explains the implications recent rule changes have had for same-sex couples going into aged care....

Superannuation

ASFA urges Government to separate the lifting of the super guarantee from implementing a Minerals Resource Rent Tax....

Financial planning

ASFA calls for nationally mandated data payment standards, with TFN use just the first step....

Editorial

In the shadow of the GFC and tightened spending, Tim Browne explains why the insurance needs of clients are now more pertinent than ever....

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for standardised labelling of financial products to provide retail investors with a better understa...

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for standardised labelling of financial products to provide retail investors with a better understa...

Policy & Regulation

The legislative changes evolving from the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms may force the Federal Government to finally move on the tax treatment of legacy financ...

Financial planning

The underlying product thresholds defining retail and wholesale investments are set to double as the Government canvasses new rules....

Financial planning

The Federal Government has begun work on its election promise of establishing an advisory board at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to make it more accountable....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 6 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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