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Financial literacy in retirement a human rights issue: AHRC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... Financial literacy among retirees has become a human rights issue, with the release of a manual aimed at helping people prepare for retirement by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The release coincided with a call from National Seniors Australia ...

TPB starts consultation on TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... clarify any uncertainty around the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA). The TPB is helping advisers prepare for the regulatory change and providing them with guidance for the new policy, which will come in on July 1, 2014. "The TPB has ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... aspects of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. The Senate vote has given the industry 12 more months to prepare for the full implementation of some of the critical elements of the conflicted remuneration obligations, including grandfathering. ...

The coming 2013 crash according to Paul B. Farrell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... InvestmentNews sees bond crash dead ahead 8. Reagan's budget director sees an 'apocalypse... get out now' 9. Nouriel Roubini: 'Prepare for the perfect storm' in an unstable world 10. Jeremy Grantham: America's growth and prosperity 'gone forever'" Did ...

TASA necessary for customer protection: accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... still grey areas, but added that "there is an unnecessary concern" over TASA, as advisers have had three years to prepare for it.

BT upgrades Asgard and BT Wrap ahead of FoFA

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
BT Financial Group has updated its Wrap Desktop and AdviserNET to assist advisers prepare for their Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) obligations. "Advisers now have administrative support for most of their obligations around fee disclosure statements ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... Year (Consumer Division) Winner CAN Commonwealth Bank of Australia Finalists SuperFit MLC Heritage Bank Heritage Bank Prepare For The Best BT Financial Group Future-Proof Your Retirement Challenger Anti-Valentine Campaign HOSTPLUS Best Advertising Campaign ...

AIST CEO asks for long term changes in super

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... something changes all of a sudden, it upsets people, but if you change something on the long term, you give them time to prepare for that." One of the main issues that regulators and superannuation funds have to look at is the post-retirement stage and ...

AFA ramps up membership campaign

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... massive IT challenge in all the industry," he said. He said the AFA will doubling its efforts to assist its members prepare for the July 1st deadline, when the new rules start to come into effect.

Co-operation key to avoiding pain from ASIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... fire from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) are better off working with the regulator than prepare for a legal battle, according to a law firm specialising in the area. A seemingly endless stream of enforced undertakings, cancelled ...