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Editorial

There has been a tendency to forget about the ACCC ever since the regulation of consumer protection in the financial services industry moved to ASIC in 2001. But as Grant...

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Accounting

The APES 230 ethical standards may cause a small number of accountants "some commercial pain", but it will benefit the majority in the long run, according to Robert MC Br...

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Financial planning

Mortgage Choice has opened a financial planning business which will commence initial operations next month and aims to have 60 advisers within three years....

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Life/Risk

NRMA Insurance has pushed into the life insurance market under an alliance agreement with TAL....

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Editorial

Queensland-based accountant Greg Holman warns APES 230 could irrevocably alter the landscape for accounting organisations and poses a serious threat to the success and pr...

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Superannuation

MLC senior technical consultant Mike Mitchell outlines some of the challenges faced by SMSFs wishing to make anti-detriment payments....

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Financial planning

AMP has trumpeted the fact that its trauma offering has picked up an award from ratings house Canstar Cannex....

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Financial planning

Suncorp's Sarina Raffo says working mums represent a potentially large client segment for planners and outlines the areas where they need financial advice....

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Financial planning

Real Insurance has sought to bring a new approach to the market, offering customers the opportunity to pick and choose the elements and extent of the cover they want....

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Editorial

A Money Management/Association of Financial Advisers forum dealing with the Financial Services Council’s framework on life/risk remuneration uncovered strong feelings and...

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Superannuation

Holley Nethercote’s David Court outlines the ATO's 2012-13 SMSF compliance focus and regulatory developments in areas such as insurance and asset valuations....

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Life/Risk

Insurance brokers have told Money Management Vero Insurance representatives have alerted them to a price hike of up to 50 per cent to Vero's professional indemnity insura...

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Superannuation

An information night for up-and-coming financial advisers at the University of New South Wales saw attendance that far exceeded expectations....

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Superannuation

Nicholas Ali explains the importance of insurance when entering a Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement....

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Life/Risk

Regardless of the final shape of the FSC's proposed risk insurance framework, significant change is inevitable for the businesses of risk advisers, according to Guardian ...

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