Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
lawyers weekly logo
Advertisement

News

default image

11 July 2013 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

IPA backs Coalition's FOFA changes

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has backed the Coalition’s policy to amend the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation, arguing that ...

READ MORE
icon

Accounting group rejects limited licence concerns

The new limited licence for accountants wishing to advise on self-managed super funds (SMSFs) provides much needed clarity, with concerns over its ...

READ MORE
icon

Super funds facing 'perfect storm' on disclosure

Superannuation funds are faced with a “perfect storm”, with investment disclosure requirements on the one hand, and an increasingly social media savvy ...

READ MORE
icon

Investors have ‘lost faith’ in the finance industry: Pohl

Australian investing guru Manny Pohl has called on investment managers to reassess the way they manage clients’ money, warning them that investors ...

READ MORE
icon

Local investors missing Indonesian opportunity

Indonesia’s economy is poised to boom but Australian investors are not taking advantage of our regional neighbour, according to AFM Investment ...

READ MORE
icon

Increased demand for independent trustees services

An increasing number of financial services institutions are seeking to show investors they have greater levels of independence, according to Equity ...

READ MORE
icon

Research houses ‘not resourced’ to identify fraud

A major retail investment research house says the onus is on financial advisers to ensure products they recommend are appropriate to their clients, ...

READ MORE
icon

Platform satisfaction up, switching down

Financial planners are less likely to want to switch platform providers than they were five years ago – but not all planners have the freedom to do so

READ MORE
icon

Super funds must justify every holding: Australian Ethical

Australian Ethical has dismissed superannuation industry concerns that the disclosure of individual portfolio holdings will open up trustees to unfair ...

READ MORE
icon

APRA standards renew offshoring concerns

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) this week released its latest set of prudential practice guides, which have drawn concern from ...

READ MORE