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Succession planning major issue for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... designed for practice principals to qualitatively and quantitatively ascertain the relative viability of their business and determine particular points of concern. The results indicate that the average age of advice practice principals is now 59 (and ...

Federation Centres and Novion tee up merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
Federation Centres and Novion Property Group have announced a merger that will create one of the country's largest real estate investment trusts, with more than $22 billion in assets under management. The companies hope the merger, which will see the ...

Baby boomers should be wary of generic advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found. The CIFR study examined common Australian financial advice methods to determine their viability for investors over 55. It suggests that advisers are often using "generic" plans for clients which rely too ...

Taxpayers Australia supports Board of Tax recommendation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
Taxpayers Australia has announced its support for the Board of Tax recommendation to redefine the small business turnover threshold from $2 million to $3 million to keep pace with inflation. "Relief to small business is necessary as they do not have ...

ASIC national exam proposal lacks evidence: CMCRC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... practical outcomes of the introduction of the General Securities Representative Exam (GSRE, or Series 7 Exam) in the US to determine whether it impacted rates of fraud. Aitken also noted that the proposal illustrated wider regulatory issues, arguing ...

WAM Capital announces $100m share purchase plan

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... applications for SPP shares exceed $100 million, the board may allocate less than the number of shares applied for and determine to apply the scale back to the extent and in the manner that it sees fit.

Robots will take over white collar jobs first

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Contrary to the popular belief, robots are more likely to take over the tasks of medium and high-skilled workers, rather than jobs that do not require a university education, a Department of Industry paper determined. "The challenges presented by increasing ...

Share market rallies on Murray report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The share market is stronger, with banks rallying on the Financial System Inquiry's recommendation that banks hold more capital. Shares in the major banks and the small regional players are firmer, a day after former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray's ...

Change insurance commissions to fight churning: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... commissions "as some consumers may not purchase life insurance if the advice involves an upfront fee." The inquiry did not determine either the percentage amount of the level commissions that should apply in the life insurance sector. "This should be ...

ATO cold calling to test SMSF trustees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... or trustee as a member of the fund in the ATO business portal. "As this portal is the access point for super funds to determine if an individual is a member of the fund for the purposes of rolling over their superannuation benefits, this in turn has ...