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Financial planning

Financial planning dealer groups and practice principals are rethinking staff incentivisation packages in light of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, although...

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Financial planning

The Government has launched a website dedicated to helping consumers better understand and manage their finances....

Editorial

It has become self-evident that either directly or indirectly, opt-in is going to drive up the cost of financial advice for many Australian consumers, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

Some volume rebates may survive the Federal Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms....

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Financial planning

Amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 will give effect to some of the reforms announced as part of the Government’s Fairer, Simpler Banking...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the recent Industry Super Network-commissioned surveys about opt-in only serve to distract attention from the reality of the changes: they will in...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor reports that the former chief justice of the High Court, Sir Anthony Mason, has pointed to the legislative challenges facing the Government in delivering an e...

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People & Products

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed a new director of government relations and strategy, with Gordon Noble poised to take on the rol...

Financial planning

Treasury officials acknowledge cost to planning practices of opt-in....

Financial planning

The Federal Treasury appears to have left open the question of a statutory compensation scheme covering financial planners, with a review due for completion in January st...

Superannuation

Gearing in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is one of the most confusing issues for advisers, and the Queensland floods could highlight the need for legislative change, a...

Financial planning

Australian Ethical chair Naomi Edwards is retiring to focus on environmental and conservation activities....

Superannuation

The ATO says it has done as much as it can with respect to excess super contributions and the matter now resides with the Government and Treasury...

Financial planning

A Money Management survey has suggested the cost of opt-in will not be cheap and it will be carried by clients....

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Editorial

The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, faces the prospect of some serious horse-trading in both houses of Parliament to get the financial advice 'opt in' legislation pass...

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