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Client education initiative joins AdviceInnovation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
A client education and communication solution has joined the AdviceInnovation hub, an online initiative that aims to provide solutions for financial advice businesses. The Innergi business has developed an online Financial Knowledge Centre which allows ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... a build up in the June quarter 2014". Cross reference this statement with the "Production Chain Volume Measures" table on page 5 of the National Accounts report and you'll find that mining production slowed by 1.4% in the quarter (indicating that the ...

Young Australians want 'quick fix' tips from advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... incur long-term debt. The 'Getting financially ahead in your 20s and 30s' article in the FPA's blog got 86% of the 23,117 page views in the site during the 14th edition of the Financial Planning Week. This could reflect a growing interest from young ...

Govt seeks discretion to freeze super guarantee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... amendments labelled the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 andA the specific section appears on page 37 If enacted the changes would mean the minister would have the power to freeze the SG for up to four years at a time, starting ...

Call general advice 'sales': CBA

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... described in its second round submission that responds to the Financial System Inquiry's (FSI) Interim Report. In its 92 page submission published on the FSI website today, it recommended that general advice should be renamed as 'sales' or 'product information' ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... the retirement phase of superannuation in the second round of submissions to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). In its 140 page submission the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) put the emphasis on limiting expenditure on the Age ...

SPAA defends SMSF tax rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... downplayed concerns that it does not pay enough tax, arguing the same tax rules apply across the board. Responding to a front-page article in the Australian Financial Review today, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea ...

Greens slam CBA executives pay rise

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... up 8%, to $3.2 million, for the year to June 2014. Whish-Wilson said that the bank's executives "have not passed the front page test." He added that from a shareholder's point of view, it is still not clear how the compensation program will affect investors. ...

Portfolio disclosure a 'data dump' on consumers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... compared reporting on portfolio holdings to reporting on water quality. Just because he, the consumer, doesn't read the 81-page Sydney Water quarterly report, doesn't mean Sydney Water shouldn't produce it. "While the average Australian is disengaged ...

AFA Excellence in Education state winners announced

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The state winners of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2014 Excellence in Education Award (the Award) were announced at the AFA July National Roadshow. The 2014 finalists for are Charles Badenach from Main Street Financial Solutions, Shaun ...