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Investors set to benefit from financial services initiative

Investors of all kinds are set to benefit from reduced costs and increased efficiencies, as the superannuation, investment and financial planning industries' electronic commerce programs amalgamate to become the Super, Wealth and Investment Management ...

ASIC releases Financial Literacy in Schools paper

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released a paper that examines current financial literacy teaching levels in Australian secondary schools and presents options for improving those levels. "In today's world of increasingly ...

FPA welcomes tax law amendment bill

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the introduction of the Taxation Law Amendment Bill (No. 7) 2003 schedule 9 that aims to provide capital gains tax (CGT) roll-over relief for financial planning dealer groups. The Association said ...

FPA announces changes to its diploma and CFP qualifications

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced an overhaul of its education offerings, introducing a program that includes new Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) Certified Financial Practitioner (CFP) qualifications. The new ...

Centrestone opens Melbourne office, adds Sydney planner

High net worth specialists Centrestone Wealth Advisory Group has launched a Melbourne office and acquired another Sydney planning practice, bringing its total assets under advice to over $1 billion. The Melbourne office will be located at 333 Collins ...

FPA, IFSA & NIBA launch "plain English" consumer guides

The Financial Planning Association (FPA), The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) have announced the completion of a "plain English" guide for Statement of Advice (SOA) and model Financial ...

Breakspear calls for compulsory financial planning in schools

The Federal Government should make learning about financial planning compulsory in Australian high schools, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear has proclaimed. Speaking at the launch of Financial Planning Week in Sydney ...

New super initiative sparks familiar political catfight

The Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings, Senator Nick Sherry, has today criticised the Government's "Revitalising Superannuation" initiative unveiled yesterday as offering "nothing new" for the Australian superannuation members. The Government ...

Conroy cautions superannuation funds on use of hedge funds

Shadow Finance Minister Stephen Conroy has warned superannuation funds to exercise caution when considering the use of hedge funds as part of their investment strategy. Echoing the argument put forward by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

FPA launches financial literacy workbook for teenagers

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today launched a financial literacy workbook for Australian teenagers. The CD-based 100-page workbook - Dollarsmart: a financial toolkit for teenagers - journeys through six important areas of financial knowledge. ...