To look back over the past ten years of the FPA’s National Convention is to take a history lesson in the development of the financial planning industry....
Growing interest in investing has also called attention to some less than professional practices. Tom Collins argues that in the public’s eye planner renumeration may fal...
Tax strategies linked to superannuation are growing in popularity but have also been identified by the Australian Tax Office as an area of concern. Rob Keavney questions ...
The Federal Government has ordered an inquiry into the rules restricting people from accessing their superannuation savings prior to retirement....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has lent its support to improvements made to complying income streams legislation....
The Financial Planning Assocication (FPA) has called on the Federal Government to enshrine the terms “financial planner” and “financial adviser” in the Financial Services...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has scored a massive victory in its battle against alienation of personal services income legislation, managing to obtain what is...
Fresh off the back of the alienation of personal services income legislation and the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB), the financial services industry has yet anothe...
Fresh off the back of the alienation of personal services income legislation and the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB), the financial services industry has another le...
Financial Planning Association (FPA) chairman John Hewison has blasted the Federal Government and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over their stance on alienation of perso...
There are a huge number of forestry projects vying for the attention of financial planners at the moment, as the end of the tax year approaches. But, as John Wilkinson fo...
The Australian Consumers’ Association and the Australian Shareholders’ Association are calling for an inquiry into what they call the failure of the Australian Prudential...
The series of changes in financial services and insurances has resulted in cost increases which may be passed on to clients. Doug Scriven examines how those writing risk ...
After months of waiting, the Federal Government has finally introduced the Financial Services Reform Bill into parliament....
The Financial Planning Association has secured a partial victory in its ongoing struggle with the Federal Government and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) regarding the Ali...
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....