FOFA

Superannuation

Linda Elkins has been named Superannuation Executive of the Year in Money Management/Super Review’s Women in Financial Services Awards 2013. ...

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Financial planning

It’s time to put the vexed question of financial advice and vertical integration into perspective, writes David O’Reilly....

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Financial planning

Is scaled advice a game only the big guys can play? Malavika Santhebennur explores some of the things that might be stopping smaller financial planning practices from pro...

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Editorial

It was probably inevitable that within two months of gaining office and with a minimum of fuss, the Coalition Government has sought to undo some of the last legislative a...

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Editorial

'Does ASIC have the power and the resources to fulfil its task as corporate watchdog?' is the question the Australian Senate is asking as part of its review of the regula...

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Funds management

ASIC confirms new MDA guidelines likely in 2014....

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Financial planning

Sinodinos signals changes on FOFA conflicted remuneration based on more specifics....

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Financial planning

Single-office Australian Financial Services Licensees that design and deliver their service in line with best advice objectives will be successful in the future, accordin...

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Financial planning

Sinodinos confirms Government’s intentions and timetable on FOFA changes along with moratorium on major change during Financial Systems Review....

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Funds management

ASIC has signalled a crackdown on unlicensed property spruikers who advocate self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investment without the proper authority...

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Editorial

Although the rest of the world has moved heavily into index funds in recent years, Australians and Kiwis have to a degree maintained their love affair with an active mana...

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Financial planning

Sam Hills outlines what should be on a financial planner’s regulatory radar – and it’s not just the usual suspects....

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Financial planning

Planning profession needs to break with past and move from conflicts of interest....

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Superannuation

Industry funds may struggle to outperform retail competitors in the future, with the ongoing effect of regulatory changes gradually breaking down their stranglehold on ma...

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Financial planning

Regulator spends big but earns its keep for Commonwealth...

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