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Editorial

With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...

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Editorial

Southeast Asian nations’ superior growth rates, lower leverage and huge infrastructure spending are looking increasingly attractive, according to Fidelity’s Gareth Nichol...

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Financial planning

Prime Super has joined the growing list of superannuation funds to gain approval from the APRA for a MySuper product....

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Editorial

An important statistical snippet came to light during the hearings into legally enshrining the terms ‘financial planner/adviser’ – nearly 50 per cent of planners/advisers...

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Superannuation

Industry broadly welcomes Government’s decision to include contribution cap rise for over-60s in Budget....

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Superannuation

Assuming the Government's proposed changes to superannuation become law, they are likely to have a significant impact on certain super fund members. DBA Lawyers' Daniel B...

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Superannuation

Treasury officials have briefed the industry on the legislation to remove super tax concessions to upper-income earners....

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Superannuation

If the Government’s super tax changes ever make it into law, they are likely to create planning opportunities....

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Financial planning

Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....

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Superannuation

The Govt’s move on super tax concessions for high income earners from the last Budget has finally made it into legislation....

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Editorial

Legal experts Samantha Hills and Grant Holley dissect the best interests duty and the obligations that come with it....

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Editorial

With the Federal Budget, end of financial year and Federal Election looming, the financial planning industry is still facing a number of critical legislative loose ends. ...

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Superannuation

While the compulsory superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) rate will increase from 9 to 9.25 per cent on 1 July 2013, many Australians may not have thought about how it's...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government this week released the draft regulations covering MySuper funds, highlighting that product providers will be required to disclose investment risk, ...

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Financial planning

The financial services industry is bracing itself for Budget nasties as Treasury summons organisations for Friday talks....

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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