The Financial Planning Association has launched an advertising campaign to remind planners that, from 1 July 2013, new members will have to hold an approved degree if the...
The FPA hopes the Government will introduce legislation to the Parliament this week enshrining the term ‘financial planner/adviser’....
Super funds which provide advice around tax want exemption from requirement to register as tax agents....
A lack of regulation around property investment in Australia, particularly in regards to SMSFs, is jeopardising the retirement savings of millions, according to PIPA....
Accountants unhappy with constraints imposed by APES 230 are looking to a less fettered IPA....
Most seniors want Government to leave super alone, and not just tax concessions....
The IPA has said if Federal Government does nothing to alleviate small business costs, the likely outcome is job cuts....
Senior super fund officials call for end to tinkering and a bipartisan approach to super policy....
The industry has welcomed a Treasury draft detailing grandfathering and a transition time to 1 July, 2014....
A new survey reveals how slowly financial services regulators are responding to politicians’ questions....
Challenger has announced its Challenger Retirement Fund is the first super fund in Australia to sign up to a SuperStream rollover gateway....
Following "somewhat ambiguous" statements on grandfathering in Consultation Paper 189, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is set to release an up...
New research suggests job opportunities have shrunk for investment advisers, financial brokers and dealers....
Suncorp confirms Vero is applying a ‘selective’ approach to approving directors and officers insurance to planning groups....
The Financial Services Council has cited the opposition of key Labor figures to reinforce its case for the Governnment to stop tinkering with super....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...