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The Government's MySuper proposals contain a fundamental flaw which could create inequities for members using lifecycle investment strategies, according to major financia...

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers has warned that consumers are the missing ingredient in FOFA legislation which risks decimating the financial planning industry....

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Policy & Regulation

Consumer groups including Choice and the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) have welcomed the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills but argue they n...

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Financial planning

Headline inflation in China will fall to 2.9 per cent in 2012, leaving Beijing with plenty of room to reflate growth and avoid a hard landing, according to HSBC....

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Financial planning

Headline inflation in China will fall to 2.9 per cent in 2012, leaving Beijing with plenty of room to reflate growth and avoid a hard landing, according to HSBC....

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Policy & Regulation

The National Insurance Brokers Association has warned of unnecessary fall-out from FOFA's 'one size fits all' approach....

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Policy & Regulation

The Law Council of Australia has warned that the Government's FOFA changes risk going further than is necessary to achieve their core outcomes....

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Financial planning

FOFA reforms have not had as great a negative impact on financial planning practice valuations as anticipated, according to Radar Results....

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Financial planning

Matrix dismisses the $11 estimate on financial planner opt-in as ridiculous and cites a figure of $95 per client per year....

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Financial planning

BFPPG urges PJC to recognise need to separate product from financial advice by banning volume rebates....

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Policy & Regulation

AustralianSuper has urged against any delays to the implementation of FOFA, claiming the financial advice industry has had sufficient time....

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....

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Financial planning

BFPPG urges PJC to recognise need to separate product from financial advice by banning volume rebates....

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....

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Financial planning

Rural financial counselling and money management services have been granted limited relief from licensing requirements by ASIC....

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