Bryan Ashenden takes a look at the far-reaching impact the recommendations of the Ripoll Inquiry could have on the financial services industry....
While there will be plenty of discussion around policy issues this year, the realities of the political cycle mean it will be well into 2011 before financial planners can...
This year promises to be interesting year for the entire financial services industry, writes Jim Minto....
The Commonwealth Bank has called for the retention of dealer group rebates and a self-regulatory approach to the removal of commissions from the financial planning indust...
Employment issues should be considered alongside competition in the acquisition of AXA AP....
Mortgage funds now face the delicate balancing act of meeting the interests of both investors waiting for the sector's recovery and those still looking for an exit strate...
The Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Bill 2010 is aimed at enhancing the powers of the Australian Prudential Regulation ...
FIIG points to the fact that two successive reports have recommended the clearing of regulatory red tape....
The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) is calling on the Government to reflect the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO's) revised draft position on unpaid present enti...
The Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen, has signalled the likelihood of further tax changes impacting investment and funds management in the Federal Budget....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the Finance Sector Union (FSU) have welcomed the...
A focus on broader superannuation policy has left a number of the technically challenging details introduced in the Better Super package unresolved, particularly where co...
Sarina Raffo lays out the various financial planning options available to clients as they prepare for their retirement....
The Financial Planning Association’s white paper on planner education appears to be a knee-jerk reaction to mounting criticism and scrutiny. ...
The Australian financial planning industry has finished 2009 having successfully surmounted a number of its greatest challenges, writes Mike Taylor....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...