Editorial

Is the Trade Union Royal Commission right in pointing to a money link between industry funds and trade unions?...

The Senate Economics References Committee focus on financial advice is proving to be more about stage craft than pursuing substantial change....

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Tarred by a broad brush

Another bout of negative publicity has reinforced the need for better differentiating the various sectors of the financial services industry....

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Grasping the tax reform nettle

The Government’s Tax White Paper provides an unparalleled opportunity to grasp the nettle of tax reform, writes Andrew Bragg....

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Trowbridge - adapting to inevitable change

The final recommendations of the Trowbridge Report have been delivered and it seems that painful change has become unavoidable for risk advisers....

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When an exam doesn’t pass muster

Matthew Rowe writes that those advocating a national examination for financial planners don’t really view the profession through the same lens as planners themselves....

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Superannuation and innovation – the missing link

Regulatory and product complexity continues to hound the development of longevity products even as retirement looms for more baby boomers, Jim Minto writes....

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Trowbridge - adapting to inevitable change

The final recommendations of the Trowbridge Report have been delivered and it seems that painful change has become unavoidable for risk advisers....

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Throwing out the chestnuts

The superannuation policy debate deserves better than the raising of hoary old chestnuts such as allowing fist home-buyers to access their super....

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Has planning lost its social license?

Infocus Wealth Management chief executive, Rod Bristow argues that a succession of bad news about financial planning has caused the profession to lose its social license....

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Claims, commitments and credibility

While there has been plenty of debate around risk insurance advice, Col Fullagar argues that a more important debate needs to be had about how the major insurers deliver ...