FINANCIAL PLANNING

Policy & Regulation

Full Federal Court decision defines extent of ATO’s powers on promoters of tax exploitation schemes....

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Financial planning

Non-aligned advice can compete and grow but needs to shift focus away from asset management....

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Financial planning

Dealer group head calls for rigorous consultations before FOS moves to lift fees....

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Financial planning

Software upgrades to boost scaled advice opportunities....

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Superannuation

SPAA says absence of SMSF training standards in new RG146 is surprising, given regulator’s concerns....

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People & Products

In a move to tap into the growth in popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), BetaShares has appointed Lyndall James as director of adviser services....

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Financial planning

FOS is proposing to more than double its maximum membership fee to $25,000. ...

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Financial planning

Planners and dealer groups warned on potential costs embedded in Privacy Act changes for client data breaches....

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Funds management

Financial advisers will need to untangle the complexities of the new aged care reforms so that their clients do not miss out on income, a fund management firm believes. ...

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Financial planning

BlackRock’s inaugural global survey found clients highly value financial advice but only 15 per cent use it....

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft expresses concern at the time it takes to get matters before the courts....

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Financial planning

Money Management has named Tupicoffs’ James Kenny its 2013 Financial Planner of the Year. ...

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Financial planning

A ‘discipline and punish’ style approach to compliance from auditors does little to stop licensees from repeating the same shortcuts and mistakes, a financial adviser bel...

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Superannuation

Warning self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that they are not entitled to compensation is too “simplistic” and needs to factor in all financial assistance available....

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Superannuation

The draft terms of reference for the Government’s Financial System Review place regulators and super on the agenda....

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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...

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