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The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) has called on the Government to ease requirements on self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and phase out the contributions tax in i...
Editorial
Tom Collins argues the introduction of a fiduciary duty for financial advisers is overdue. ...
Editorial
Bryan Ashenden takes a look at the far-reaching impact the recommendations of the Ripoll Inquiry could have on the financial services industry....
Financial planning
Perpetual warns the Government against adopting a default approach to the provision of advice within super....
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Bank has called for the retention of dealer group rebates and a self-regulatory approach to the removal of commissions from the financial planning indust...
Financial planning
Trailing commissions account for 35 per cent of revenue in the financial planning industry....
Financial planning
BT Financial Group has used its submission to the second phase of the Cooper Review to argue for cost reductions at the same time as calling for equity on intra-fund advi...
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has rejected claims by the Industry Super Network that financial advisers are putting an 'indefensible drag' on Australia’s re...
Superannuation
With increased life expectancies come increased health care costs later in life, which can make a considerable dent in retirees' savings and any legacy they hoped to leav...
Financial planning
Moves to resolve conflict of interest issues are being undermined by the 'divided loyalties' the Corporations Act encourages, argues FPA deputy chief executive Deen Sande...
Financial planning
In the wake of a challenging year, a number of major hurdles lie ahead for financial planners, writes Richard Klipin....
Financial planning
Having proven itself resilient, it is time for the Australian funds management industry to take its skills and experience to the world, writes John Brogden....
Financial planning
A new submission to the Cooper Review has suggested that the dominance of financial planning by banking institutions is more worrying than the payment of commissions....
Financial planning
The FPA remains Australia’s dominant industry body for financial planners, but in the contest for members it is the AFA that has experienced the greatest migration of mem...
Financial planning
The new regime for margin lending imposes new responsible lending requirements and clarifies responsibility for providing notification of margin calls, ASIC said....
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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....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...