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Libertas launches licensing to attract SMSF specialists

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Libertas Financial Planning has launched an accountants' licensing package in the hope of attracting experienced SMSF accounting specialists to the network. The package includes customised software that will guide the adviser through the compliance ...

Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Australians are again showing a wide-held belief they won't be able to afford their dream retirement, nor do they understand how to best fund their retirement. Suncorp's Attitudes to Superannuation report, released today, reveals more 55% of Australians ...

Fiducian acquires three further firms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Fiducian Group has acquired three separate financial planning businesses in the Perth catchment area, for total consideration of $1.2 million, to be funded by cash. The acquisitions reflect Fiducian's strategy to expand its financial planning network ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
We interrupt normal programming to bring you Australia's shock inflation news. The A$ dropped to as low as US$0.7572 overnight, a 2.3% depreciation from the previous day's close of US$0.7749 after yesterday's CPI report increased the probability that ...

ASIC bans ex-NAB planner from the industry

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... program outlined by the Australian Bankers' Association on April 21. At the time, he said NAB consumers "deserve the peace of mind that our employees are rewarded for recommending the right products and services for the customer. We intend to strengthen ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... this, we have less risk in the Future Fund than we would under more normal circumstances. We keep our objective front of mind and are focussed on both growing and protecting our capital in the long-term." Managing director David Neal added: "During 2015 ...

Banks launch major consumer protection program today

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... are safe in the knowledge that each bank puts their customers first. "We believe that our customers deserve the peace of mind that our employees are rewarded for recommending the right products and services for the customer. We intend to strengthen the ...

Australian system needs "substantial reassessment": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... throughout the country, but there was no one entry point for analysis." Initiatives like these were clear evidence, in Thomas's mind, that a substantial reassessment - that goes far beyond simply providing additional resourcing for a financial watchdog ...

Australians pessimistic about retirement lifestyle

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
The majority of Australians aged 45 and up (53.1%) believe that they will not have an adequate super balance or income to maintain their desired lifestyle in retirement, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2016 Post Retirement Report ...

Technology and collaboration to drive financial advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... financial advisor, the industry needs to become more transparent with its customers." Face to face advice remains top of mind for many investors when consulting their adviser, with email interactions not lagging far behind. Thirty three per cent of respondents ...