There is still a lingering perception among Australian investors that negative gearing has magical curing powers for their taxation ills. A combination of a culture of in...
ANZ Margin Lending has upped the ante in the margin lending market, announcing it will increase gearing on selected stocks to 80 per cent. The move follows a review of a...
Margin lending is a product that has traditionally polarised finan-cial planners. While it has enjoyed strong support from a number of planners, some have preferred to st...
As managed funds market share data affirms, the banks can be fierce competitors when they get their acts together. Now, Australia's major banks are taking more than a pas...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has thrown its weight behind the CLERP 6 reforms, but still has concerns over some of the detail....
Do you offer a housing loan service to your clients? Why/Why not?...
Profits for margin lending providers are artificially high, according to an industry figure....
ASIC has announced the second stage of its review of the regulations governing the financial advice activities of real estate agents. ...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...