MONEY MANAGEMENT

Industry superannuation fund legalsuper has negotiated a three-year premium freeze with its insurer following a review of its member insurance offering....

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Policy & Regulation

Planners providing tax advice will have to adhere to the newly-released guidelines on managing conflicts of interest under TASA....

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Financial planning

Former ASIC officer turned consultant calls for standardised, regulated SOA document....

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Life/Risk

Suncorp Group only major life insurance provider with decreased growth in 12-month period....

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Superannuation

SPAA warns that offers of free SMSF establishment need to be thoroughly understood....

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Financial planning

Fifty years to the day after joining the Commonwealth Bank, Barry Lambert ends his involvement with Count Financial....

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Financial planning

Signs are emerging of an upturn in merger and acquisition activity in the financial planning and accounting space....

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Financial planning

Boutique Financial Planners Principals' Group (BFPPG) has renewed its push for transparent licensee ownership disclosure, hoping the rounding off of FOFA reforms will all...

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Funds management

Investors hungry for higher returns are increasingly seeking advice around how to switch from fixed income to cash benchmark products without sacrificing yields....

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Financial planning

Financial Index says Centric’s independent approach sits at the core of its acquisition move....

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Funds management

Exchange-traded products reached the $10 billion milestone in funds under management, double what they were two years ago....

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Editorial

In a bidding war that has lasted much of the year, The Trust Company board recently advised its shareholders to reject the latest takeover proposal by Equity Trustees in ...

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Editorial

Grandfathering – specifically the transition of pre-existing commission-based advice fees into the new FOFA arrangements – was an industry football that kept getting kick...

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Editorial

Throughout 2013, ASIC executives repeatedly used AAA Financial Intelligence as an example of how not to run a financial planning dealer group....

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Editorial

The recognition of women in the financial services sector reached new heights this year with the launch of a number of dedicated award schemes and programs....

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