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23 July 2013 • By Chris Kennedy • 1 min read

Centrepoint updates on compliance costs

Centrepoint Alliance has updated the market on its financial position, including an increased estimate of legacy claims for poor advice and $500,000 ...

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Equity Trustees extends Trust Company offer

Equity Trustees (EQT) has again extended its offer to purchase The Trust Company (TRU), as it waits for a regulator review of Perpetual’s proposed ...

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Aussie super funds caught out on trans-Tasman regulations

Australian superannuation funds appear to have been caught short by a new requirement to immediately comply with requests for the transfer of funds to ...

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Industry funds defend advice process

Financial advisers who provide comprehensive advice within industry funds are subject to the same ‘reasonable basis’ requirement as retail planners, ...

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TASA registration should require ‘extensive’ education

Financial planners should be required to have “extensive educational qualifications and sufficient relevant experience” to register as a tax ...

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ASFA survey looks to boost super confidence

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is looking to boost confidence in Australia’s superannuation system through a new online ...

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New defendants named in Wickham case

Five more defendants have been added in the proceedings being brought in the Federal Court against Bradley and Deborah Sherwin and eight related ...

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Self-education cap ‘defies logic’

The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) has joined a chorus of protest from professional bodies objecting to the $2,000 cap on tax ...

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Half of accountants to shun licensing

As many as half of accountants will not transition into the limited licensing regime by the time the accountants’ exemption is repealed in 2016, says ...

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Treasurer refocuses on Johnson Report objectives

The objective to position Australia as a global financial services centre, as detailed by the Johnson Report, has been highlighted by Treasurer Chris ...

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