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Editorial

Few Australians would endorse investing in human misery but, as Azhar Abidi writes, investors need to be conscious of precisely where their money is being directed....

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Financial planning

While the benefits of limited advice are being touted as the new way forward, Professional Investment Services has announced a new series of seminars based on giving clie...

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Superannuation

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) investing in collectibles and art are already subject to a strict regulatory regime, making the proposed legislation unnecessary, accordi...

Editorial

As the Government considers the way forward on the Future of Financial Advice reforms, Money Management publishes the following open letter written by a senior Melbourne ...

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Editorial

Stephen Hart explains that inflation-linked bonds have outperformed equities over the last 20 years and act as a good hedge against inflation....

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Editorial

With the Government set to change the superannuation contribution caps rules from 1 July, 2012, Troy Smith outlines the strategies available to financial advisers....

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Financial planning

Legal experts believe the Government's proposed opt-in reform will be challenged due to a potential clash with current contract law....

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Financial planning

An increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent is inexorably tied to the Mineral Resource Rent Tax, according to Bill Shorten....

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Financial planning

Not-for-profit superannuation fund trustees have been warned that if they do not agree on fund governance guidelines they risk having them imposed by the Government....

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Financial planning

The Government has accepted recommendations related to the implementation of the Minerals Resources Rent Tax, paving the way for an increase in the superannuation guarant...

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Editorial

The Minister for Financial Services, Billl Shorten, knows as well as anyone else in the financial services sector that the IFAAA is a minnow. Thus his recent comments mus...

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Financial planning

The Government has banned mortgage exit fees, a step that it claims will boost competition - although some members of the mortgage industry say it will have the opposite ...

Editorial

In its pre-Budget submission to the Federal Government, the Financial Planning Association called on the Government to implement a range of initiatives to support the cur...

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Editorial

Graham Hand outlines managed futures and the role they play in the investment sector....

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Financial planning

Concerns have been raised about ASIC appearing to unilaterally urge consumers away from asset-based fees....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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