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Superannuation

The Super Consumers Australia group which recently received funding from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched itself by taking a swipe at the...

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Superannuation

Super Consumers Australia research has shown the superannuation system put over 176,000 people into a poor performing MySuper products in 2017-18....

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Superannuation

Super Consumers Australia is launching a ‘people’s advocate’ in the super sector to improve the system for low to middle income people....

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People & Products

Former Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chair Peter Kell is joining a panel on licensee reporting set up by Adviser Ratings....

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Superannuation

ASIC is putting the public’s retirement savings at risk and “kicking the can down the road” in deferring disclosure requirements on Choice products, a major industry body...

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Policy & Regulation

Consumer group Choice wants the Federal Government to fund a Royal Commission rectification taskforce and, furthermore, it wants recognition as a key stakeholder in imple...

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Superannuation

Consumer group Choice has called on the Productivity Commission to recommend a total ban on grandfathered commissions....

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Financial planning

Consumer group Choice has called for an extension of the client best interests duty to advice provided around credit products....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed it is investigating whether planners recommended super choice over MySuper to protect their trailing co...

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Financial planning

Consumer group Choice has warned parliamentarians that professional indemnity insurance is an inadequate safeguard for financial technology firms providing financial advi...

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Policy & Regulation

Consumer group Choice wants all grandfathered commission arrangements to end and for advisers to be required to declare their status – independent or aligned....

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