FPA

Editorial

With research showing that Statements of Advice remain almost impenetrable documents for consumers, Bruce Keenan argues it could be time for a change. ...

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Financial planning

The Institute of Public Accountants has joined the ranks of those calling for advice to be made tax deductible....

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Superannuation

Some financial planners are already drawing their advice fee from their clients’ super accounts. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA has called for the Government to allow alternative methods of paying for advice, in order to increase access to financial planning services....

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Financial planning

Milana Pokrajac looks at some of the challenges and opportunities financial planners can expect over the next 12 months. ...

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Editorial

While there are many loose ends associated with the Future of Financial Advice regime, Mike Taylor writes that the Government should avoid allowing its Financial Systems ...

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Financial planning

The release of draft amendments to FOFA have been welcomed but representative bodies still to pick through the details...

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Policy & Regulation

Planners providing tax advice will have to adhere to the newly-released guidelines on managing conflicts of interest under TASA....

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Financial planning

Hillross has awarded outstanding financial advisers in its ranks through its annual awards program....

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Financial planning

The FPA has urged the Financial System Review to consider the role and benefits of Self-Regulatory Organisations in the financial sector....

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Superannuation

FPA CEO Mark Rantall rebuffs ISA’s criticisms of Government’s FOFA amendments....

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Financial planning

FPA planners receive 25 advice referrals from Cbus since start of new year....

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Financial planning

Government inquiry urged to consider cumulative effect of regulatory change, effectiveness of dispute resolution schemes and introduction of self-regulation....

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Editorial

The Abbott Government has provided David Murray with plenty of scope to go deep when he leads the forthcoming Financial Systems Review, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

While the financial advice industry remains subject to much surveillance and scrutiny, the regulators are 10 years behind in bringing mortgage brokers to task, some claim...

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