There is little doubt that ASIC’s decision to remove one of the last hurdles for fully fledged electronic prospectuses is good news for fund managers....

After much deliberation, the Senate passed the member/ trustee laws late last year which have significanrt ramifications for self managed super funds (SMSF). The March 31...

Like all small business people, financial planners would like to broadcast their serv-ices across the rooftops. Sam Walker investigates whether anyone is really listening...

A stock market listing, a new fee structure and a management team not afraid to speak their minds – there is never a dull moment at Count Wealth Accountants. Samantha Wal...

The new year presents a number of challenges and opportunities for financial planners wanting to add value for clients. Tim Gunning takes a look at some of the most ex-ci...

While reading the recent January 20 Money Management article (‘Look before you leap into a co-op’) by Phillips Fox solicitor partner Martin Jamieson, I bristled a little ...

Financial planners should closely monitor moves by Australia’s media into the fi-nancial services business. Not because there is necessarily anything sinister in their mo...

Grenfell Securities is looking to beef up its presence in the self-directed retiree market with the launch of a fixed interest product....

Grenfell Securities is looking to beef up its presence in the self-directed retiree market with the launch of a fixed interest product....

The financial planning and investment industry must face up to the issue of adviser reg-istration sooner or later, according to Vance Arkinstall, head of the Investment S...

Two thousand years ago when the money lenders in Israel had finished celebrating the start of a new Millennium and were considering their business plans, few of them woul...

Recently proposed changes to the social security means test have many in the in-dustry up in arms. Samantha Walker takes a look at the proposals and the backlash from the...

Fledgling Internet company Intracorp has beaten out several bidders to buy finan-cial planning research and training group IntegraTec....

Financial planners are in the midst of a tax revolution. The revolution means that a tax-effective structure or strategy used by a financial planner or accountant six mon...