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New rules that could dramatically cut the paperwork burden for financial planers are a step closer after the Federal Government released regulations that aim to shorten t...
Financial planning
Following today’s implementation of amendments to the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA), advisers are no longer bound to issue a Statement of Advice to existing client...
Financial planning
The Institute of Chartered Accountants has called on the Federal Government to make some financial planning fees tax deductible and to address superannuation and business...
Financial planning
The corporate regulator has announced a crack down on super advisers who recommend employers take employee funds out of corporate super and place them into commercial mas...
Financial planning
Industry groups have responded favourably to their possible involvement in the formulation of four additional example statements of advice ASIC intends to release in the ...
Financial planning
Rising investor interest and media hype surrounding equity release products, exacerbated by the recent collapse of a company spruiked by swimming legend Dawn Fraser, have...
Financial planning
The first separately managed account for wraps has been launched by Direct Portfolio Services, and the company is currently in discussions with a number of platforms abou...
Funds management
The low unemployment levels driven by a buoyant share market and thriving economy, as well as an increased need to recruit compliance professionals following the implemen...
Financial planning
This year, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has left little room for doubt on just how serious it is about implementing and enforcing financial...
Financial planning
There can scarcely be a financial planner in Australia who would begrudge Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce his inclusion on Money Management’s list o...
Financial planning
The unprecedented influence that the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA’s) chief executive Kerrie Kelly has had over the financial planning profession in the last 12 m...
Financial planning
Despite contributing almost half a million dollars to its new television advertising campaign, the FPA has posted an after-tax budget surplus of $1.187 million for the ye...
Financial planning
Creating another four example statements of advice, including one with a “real fair dinkum super switch”, will be among the corporate regulator’s chief tasks in the year ...
Financial planning
A new set of professional conduct standards for financial planners have been launched by the ICA and CPA Australia....
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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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...