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FSI proposal to ban LRBAs "draconian"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... that any changes will need to clarify the requirements for current advisers. He also estimated that a transition to new minimum standards could take around five years: "We could get to 2020 before this kicks in," he said. Practicing advisers should not ...

Tsipras has a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... end to austerity. No wait, he pledged not only to end austerity but to start being generous as well - by increasing the minimum wage; restoring the income tax-free threshold; stopping privatisations; provision of free electricity and food stamps for ...

ASIC report highlights insufficient penalties

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... wrongdoing are inconsistent with those of comparative international jurisdictions." Many overseas non-criminal penalties, at a minimum, may be a multiple of three times the benefit. "Our view is that breaking the law in the financial sector is often ...

Centric selects Maverick Capital for $50 million allocation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... would normally be the case." As a result of this, investors now have access to Maverick (through Centric Wealth) with a minimum initial investment of $5,000.

Advisers closely watching mFund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... funds and shares in brokering platforms might still interest small investors, as "a lot of the current options demand a minimum investment of $20,000 or $30,000," Godfrey said. Successful Ways adviser Ben Nash also highlights the fact that "it is quite ...

SPAA backs government position on SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... pertinent for funds that are in pension phase to ensure that trustees abide by the rules, especially as they relate to the minimum payment," Slattery explained. She said: "SMSF trustees that are unsure of the superannuation pension rules should seek ...

Industry waiting on Frydenberg for adviser education guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... report put together by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on corporations and financial services recommended to raise the minimum qualification for financial advisers and the establishment of a Finance Professionals Education Council (FPEC) to set the ...

FPA sets sights on lifting professional standards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... in the quality levels of advice. That has to end." Some of the recommendations the FPA wants to see implemented are a minimum degree qualification for financial planners, ongoing professional development for financial planners and an independent body ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... we'll realise the implications for Australia are neutral to slightly positive." The Swiss central bank is abandoning the minimum rate of 1.20 francs against the euro, a ceiling it imposed three years ago to hold down the value of the franc against the ...

AFA announces record enrolments for new curriculum

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... executive Brad Fox, the FChFP curriculum has been "totally rebuilt" to target the Australian market specifically and the new minimum professional standards requirements coming into effect this year.A He added, "It is contemporary, it is academically ...