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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed it is closely monitoring the delivery of financial advice by superannuation funds against the terms of ...

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Tools & guides

This year’s Federal Budget brought in numerous changes to superannuation including making contributions and managing retirement income streams, writes Tim Howard and Neil...

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Financial planning

Westpac has confirmed that Panorama is amongst the assets under consideration for sale, but it continues to perform for the big banking group....

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Funds management

Westpac’s first-half results announcement has confirmed the brands still under consideration for sale as part of the big banking group’s Portfolio Simplification strategy...

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Financial planning

As COVID-19 social security measures have ended, the most asked about topics from financial advisers during the first quarter of the year were on longer-term retirement p...

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Financial planning

While the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority will cease to exist from 1 January, 2022, its code of ethics will still be up for review as the guide is yet t...

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Funds management

There has been a “significant escalation” in the use of illiquid assets, according to BT, despite liquidity being “more important than ever” since the market dislocations...

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Features

The financial consequences of COVID-19 combined with legislative changes mean this will be an unusual tax year for many, Oksana Patron writes....

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Financial planning

Advisers have said they would be unlikely to impose blanket bans on complex products but that making large allocations could affect their professional indemnity insurance...

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Expert Analysis

As the medium between the client and the adviser, writes Kathy Vincent, it is imperative for platforms to respond to technological changes and adapt to their needs....

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Superannuation

BT Funds Management has revealed to a Parliamentary Committee what it is extracting in administration and investment management fees from BT Super accounts....

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Funds management

The Australian Microcap fund has been added to the BT Panorama and BT Wrap platforms....

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Superannuation

Ten superannuation funds experienced outflows in excess of a billion dollars as a result of the Government’s COVID-19 hardship superannuation early release regime, with i...

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Features

Financial advisers have found the greatest benefit of the pandemic has been clients realising the value of their advice, writes Laura Dew, even if it meant them receiving...

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Tools & guides

Jessie Pettigrew shares how financial advisers can best work with their clients to help them navigate the environmental, social and governance investing landscape....

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