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Policy & Regulation

A document has circulated purporting to show an agreement between the Financial Planning Association and Industry Super Network involving a trade-off, conceding opt-in ag...

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Policy & Regulation

Those who argue opt-in is unnecessary fail to understand the nature of proposed FOFA reforms, according to Sydney University academic Joanna Bird....

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Superannuation

Clients who have relied on the superannuation co-contribution to fund their insurance premiums could be faced with a shortfall from 1 July this year, according to IOOF te...

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Superannuation

SPAA says financial planners, auditors and accountants needed the 12-month delay to FOFA implementation....

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Superannuation

Many have advocated that accountants simply get licensed if they wish to advise on SMSFs. However, Liz Westover claims the current single licensing model poses many diffi...

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Editorial

The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...

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Editorial

Australia’s love affair with property is well documented, but many baby boomers are selling up to fund their retirement. According to MLC's Andrew Barnett, this shows the...

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Editorial

The financial planning industry understands that time is running out to extract key amendments to the FOFA bills and, as Mike Taylor writes, the industry has distilled it...

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA and AFA will continue to press for amendments to FOFA despite the 12-month implementation period....

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Policy & Regulation

Government extends compulsory FOFA implementation to July 1, 2013....

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Policy & Regulation

All focus has turned to Opposition amendments and the attitude of the independents as Parliament prepares to debate the FOFA bills....

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Funds management

Environmental, social and governance based managed funds are holding their own despite the current volatile market conditions, and may emerge at an advantage as a result ...

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Editorial

Concerns ASIC and APRA were becoming increasingly politicised were brought to a head during the hearings into the FOFA reforms....

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OnePath’s technical team takes a look at the superannuation guarantee increase and finds the more things change the more they stay the same....

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Superannuation is not keeping up with the evolution of our society, according to Julie Steed....

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