GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION

Superannuation

The planned review of leverage in superannuation in two years time would be premature, writes Aaron Dunn....

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Superannuation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia superannuation expert Liz Westover has warned that with the amount of change occurring within financial services, ther...

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Financial planning

Bill Shorten has been delivered a mega-portfolio by being elevated to Cabinet as Minister for Workplace Relations while retaining responsibility for both financial servic...

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Policy & Regulation

The Government needs to significantly amend arrangements around the fee disclosure requirements contained in the FOFA legislation to eliminate anticipated fees, and finan...

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Financial planning

Westpoint founder, Norm Carey has withdrawn action against ASIC and agreed that he and his companies should pay $75,000 in legal costs....

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People & Products

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced the senior executive appointments of Keith Chapman and Helen Rowell....

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Financial planning

Slater & Gordon has filed a representative proceeding against the GPT Group in the Federal Court of Australia, alleging that the company engaged in misleading and decepti...

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Policy & Regulation

Australia's three major accounting bodies have backed the two-year opt-in arrangements contained in the Government's Future of Financial Advice arrangements, describing t...

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Financial planning

As debate heats up over the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed educational guidelines for financial advisers, training providers argue t...

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People & Products

Financial services technology provider GBST has announced the appointment of current Boeing Australia and South Pacific president Dr Ian Thomas as non-executive independe...

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Editorial

The political clock is ticking and, as Mike Taylor writes, global economic reality may overtake the Government’s policy agenda before it can deliver proof of a Budget sur...

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Superannuation

Financial advisers may be unaware of the hidden costs with regards to the taxation treatment of lump sum benefits from superannuation, according to Damian Hearn....

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Editorial

As 2011 draws to a close, it is worth reflecting upon what a challenging year it has been for Australian financial services generally and financial planners in particular...

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Financial planning

The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, has announced a number of topics that will not be permitted in intra-fund financial advice....

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Financial planning

ASIC allows superannuation funds class order relief to provide superannuation/retirement forecasts....

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