COOPER REVIEW

Superannuation

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) investing in collectibles and art are already subject to a strict regulatory regime, making the proposed legislation unnecessary, accordi...

Editorial

ASIC, hard-pressed for funding and resources, has embarked on a costly exercise aimed at determining the quality of retirement advice at a time when the underlying rules ...

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Superannuation

The provision of financial advice with respect to MySuper is not entirely off the agenda, according to the chairman of the Government’s Stronger Super peak consultative g...

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Editorial

In its pre-Budget submission to the Federal Government, the Financial Planning Association called on the Government to implement a range of initiatives to support the cur...

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Financial planning

Colonial First State makes sure the Government is fully aware of its low-fee changes to FirstChoice....

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Financial planning

CFS has revamped its FirstChoice Wholesale platform to offer fees lower than industry funds....

Superannuation

The superannuation market offers more choice than ever for consumers looking to build a retirement nest egg, but exercising the right strategies can make a world of diffe...

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Editorial

The new lobbying group AusFIN may present a united front for consumer groups and the industry super funds, but Mike Taylor writes that a closer look at its members reveal...

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has declared it will be opposing a compulsory lifting of the superannuation guarantee....

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Editorial

Another round of research aimed at defining the attitudes of financial planners appears to have confirmed the existence of a generational divide on some of the key questi...

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Superannuation

ASFA urges Government to separate the lifting of the super guarantee from implementing a Minerals Resource Rent Tax....

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Funds management

Russell Investments has launched a new after-tax fund that promises to enhance returns for superannuation investors through a more 'sophisticated' approach than those cur...

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Superannuation

Industry funds are likely to encounter cost challenges as they seek to implement their advice strategies....

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Superannuation

Representatives of some financial planning industry bodies have expressed anger over the lack of planner representation on the newly formed Stronger Super Peak Consultati...

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Financial planning

ASFA calls for nationally mandated data payment standards, with TFN use just the first step....

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