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As planners grapple with how to implement the changes flowing from the FOFA reforms, David Hasib examines the stark choices that many will have to make, including actuall...

Suncorp Group has lifted its dividend on the back of a strong half-year result....

It is to be hoped that the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, has noted the capacity of the financial planning industry to do good and to rally to the needs o...

In this session from the 2012 Super Review roundtable, participants examine the scale of the changes to the superannuation industry flowing from Stronger Super and the Pr...

In this session from the 2012 Super Review ASFA roundtable, participants examine the strengths and weaknesses of default superannuation fund arrangements prior to 2007....

Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...

ANZ has reported FUM growth for the last quarter of 2012, but CEO Mike Smith says the environment for wealth remains subdued....

With government balance sheets around the world in disarray and pressure to continue to build and upgrade infrastructure, the growth outlook for the sector is looking goo...

Staying out of growth assets is the biggest mistake financial advice clients make at the moment, according to David Bryant from Australian Unity Investments, who argues r...

Despite China’s “age trap”, the economic race between it and India is more complex than any one factor. Finding investment opportunities requires more complex analysis, a...

What happens after 10 per cent growth? The history of emerging market growth shows few economies last the distance, according to Chris Watling....

ASIC's guidance on FOFA's fee disclosure requirements prompted an almost audible sigh of relief from the financial planning industry....

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