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Editorial

While the Government has called the inquiry “urgent”, what is perhaps more urgent is handling the advice industry given droves of advisers are leaving the industry due to...

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Features

Although seemingly having good intentions for the public, Chris Dastoor writes, political battle lines have taken priority in the common ownership inquiry....

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Superannuation

The corporate regulator needs strict guidelines on the scope and extent of monitoring social media channels by superannuation funds under its hawking prohibition, accordi...

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Superannuation

The corporate regulator’s increased levy will be ultimately be borne by superannuation fund members through administration fees and will be reflected in their future reti...

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Superannuation

The move to include administration fees into the government’s Your Future, Your Super performance test will enhance member returns, according to an association....

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People & Products

Jo-Anne Bloch has been appointed as independent non-executive director of Colonial First State Investments Limited and Avanteos Investments Limited....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds have delivered its strongest performance in the nearly 30 years since compulsory super began, according to an association....

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Superannuation

Super Consumers Australia has backed a proposal for better visibility of superannuation assets in divorce proceedings, saying the current measures disproportionally affec...

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Superannuation

More Australians retirees having higher super balances and the decline in the proportion of retirees reliant on the Age Pension will mean retirees will rely on super for ...

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Superannuation

A second stage as part of the super test benchmark is needed to avoid relying on automation which could create issues similar to that of the Robodebt saga, according to t...

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called on business to pass on the superannuation guarantee rise on to workers as they can afford it....

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Features

The Government has succeeded in using the Federal Budget to tidy up some longstanding superannuation policy loose-ends with some usually noisy backbenchers remaining comp...

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have welcomed the target changes to superannuation and the Government’s long-await...

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Superannuation

Some of the worst-performing super products have been carved out of the performance test putting consumers at risk of being stapled to a dud fund, according to the Austra...

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Funds management

Women retire on average with a balance of $122,848 in super compared to men who, on average, retire with $154,453, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds Au...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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