What should the Australian financial planning industry make of the appointment of Bill Shorten as the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superann...
FIIG Securities's Stephen Hart examines the value of holding long dated bonds in a balanced portfolio....
Perpetual’s departing chief executive and retiring chairman back MySuper and FOFA proposals....
With the issue of the nation's Government seemingly settled for now, FoFA reforms and Cooper Review recommendations will likely go ahead en masse, according to according ...
The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...
A conference of industry superannuation funds has been warned of the implications of a minority Coalition Government for the not-for-profit sector....
The Government embraced a modified MySuper as a central element of its election policy but, as Mike Taylor reports, there remain plenty of reasons why the concept should ...
Tim Browne explains why CommInsure opposes a ban on commissions....
Research by Russell Investments has found many super fund boards are ineffective in delegating to investment committees, while more than 50 per cent of super funds have n...
There is a heavy reliance on equities when it comes to investment portfolio construction, but getting the balance right is no easy task, writes Stephen Hart....
Chant West principal Warren Chant has claimed MySuper will fail to deliver better returns because it does not offer good value....
The Coalition’s superannuation policy released this week has drawn mixed reviews, with several major industry bodies expressing disappointment at the policy for bei...
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has yet to commit to the Opposition's stance on an increase in the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent, and has also taken aim at J...
Building a nation of prosperity through quality financial advice should be an election issue, argues Jan Kolbusz....
The Cooper Review is focused almost exclusively on fee reductions through the introduction of the “paternalistic” MySuper, while ignoring the importance of fi...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...