The Financial Service Reform Act will not change community perceptions of financial planners nor will it stop people from being dishonest according to International CFP C...
The Government’s attempt to pass its controversial Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003 through the Senate was shot down by Labor last night....
Levies on financial services institutions will rise almost $10 million to $84.8 million in 2003/04, with the superannuation, insurance and authorised deposit taking insti...
The Assistant Treasurer, Helen Coonan, says the Government will push ahead with plans to reform superannuation in a bid to deliver on its election promises....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has done an about face, welcoming Senator Helen Coonan’s reassurance of the Federal Government’s commitment to...
The attention generated by the shadow shopping survey appears to have paralysed the industry, argues Tom Collins....
The December 2002 quarterly Retirement Income Stream Report released by Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has shown a fall in total retirement income s...
Australia’s peak industry body for the superannuation industry, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), has warned the Government that any increased ...
The financial planning industry is expecting a rush of applications for licenses under the new Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) after the announcement of special capi...
The Federal Government has rebuffed calls by the Australian Consumers Association (ACA) for superannuation choice legislation to be delayed in the wake of the release of ...
Confucius once said: “May you live in interesting times”. Ray Miles says he must have been talking about Financial Services in 2002....
It promises to be a busy year for advisers and their clients. Andrew Lawless outlines key dates for 2003....
Peter Hogan answers the questions that flummoxed advisers last year....
Nobody really thinks the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) is working, says TOM COLLINS, and for that reason it should be scrubbed....
At the conclusion of last year Money Management ran a number of articles regarding the vexed issue of commission disclosure which were promptly met by a number of respons...
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...