FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Financial planning

David Bradbury replaces Bill Shorten in Financial Services portfolio....

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Policy & Regulation

FSC chief John Brogden has written to the new Labor government asking for FOFA to be extended until 1 July, 2014....

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Financial planning

Tumultuous events in Canberra open the question of who will get the Financial Services portfolio....

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Financial planning

ASIC seeks industry input on a shift to higher knowledge and skills levels for planners. ...

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Accounting

Accountants accept TASA outcome, saying it is the ultimate outcome rather than the journey that matters. ...

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Editorial

The appeals of the FPA for a further extension of the TASA implementation seemed to be falling on deaf ears, with the Assistant Treasurer, David Bradbury, seeming determi...

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Financial planning

An Auditor-General’s report is unlikely to dampen financial services industry grumbling about how AUSTRAC is funded....

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Financial planning

It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition will fight for changes to the TASA timetable in Parliament, but will revisit the issue post-election if the Parliamentary battle fails....

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Financial planning

The majority report of the PJC clears the way for TASA legislation with the only concession being a transition period....

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Editorial

Law firms seem to be rubbing their hands together amid increased consolidation in the financial services industry. Justin Whealing reports....

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Editorial

The Future of Financial Advice regime will become law from 1 July, but as the Financial Services Council’s Cecilia Storniolo points out, many questions vital to the finan...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned former Lifestyle Group chief executive Murray John Priestley from providing financial services for ...

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Financial planning

New research reveals degree to which Australians are embracing technology in their banking habits....

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Financial planning

While most of the financial services industry expects business activity to grow over the next year, most employers continue to remain cautious about increasing salaries i...

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