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A new survey suggests most Australians still find superannuation too complicated and worry more about having too little money in retirement than the global financial cris...
Financial planning
The consumer credit and margin lending space is changing, so be prepared, write SONNIE BAILEY and MELANIE SHERRIN....
Policy & Regulation
Australian Bight Abalone will be producing a new PDS in July to take advantage of tax breaks being offered to small businesses by the Federal Government....
People & Products
Industry representatives have welcomed the appointment of Chris Bowen to the Financial Services portfolio while paying tribute to the efforts of Senator Nick Sherry, who ...
Superannuation
The recent Federal Budget has meant the issuance of index-linked bonds is a possibility, writes STEPHEN NASH....
Financial planning
A push is underway to extend premium tax deductibility within superannuation to critical illness insurance. SEAN MCCORMACK outlines the positives such a move would genera...
Financial planning
The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry has been displaced by Chris Bowen who has been announced Minister for Financial Services, Superannu...
Financial planning
ASIC is conducting a national survey of larger dealer groups, with around 30 having been contacted to submit Statements of Advice from their top five advisers....
Financial planning
The Government has been warned against making the new mortgage broking licensing regime as cumbersome as those affecting financial planners....
Financial planning
The Australian financial planning industry is again the subject of severe criticism over the collapse of an agricultural managed investment scheme specialist, Great South...
Financial planning
Salary freezes and reductions, job cuts and drawn-out recruitment processes: challenging times lie ahead, but the diversity of the financial services sector means a varie...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Government has announced the terms of reference for its latest review of superannuation but has excluded issues being dealt with by the Henry Tax Review....
Financial planning
The Federal Government is tightening the rules on off-market offers, demanding more transparency on the part of those making the offer....
Financial planning
Financial planners are venting their frustrations regarding real and perceived conflicts of interest created by commission payments to the parliamentary inquiry into the ...
Financial planning
The Henry Tax Review recommendations urge leaving the Superannuation Guarantee on hold at 9 per cent, but a new poll conducted by Mercer suggests otherwise....
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....