GOVERNMENT

Editorial

Bill Shorten has fuelled criticisms of the Government from within the financial services sector by appearing to pre-empt the findings of the Productivity Commission....

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Financial planning

The Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, will outline the Government's position at a Financial Services Council breakfast next Friday....

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Financial planning

The Government has outlined a range of changes to give APRA greater scope to take pre-emptive action....

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Policy & Regulation

Most financial planning principals have felt the need to reduce costs within their businesses, according to a survey conducted by Money Management....

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Superannuation

Government's Super Roundtable told lifting superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent will significantly reduce retirement incomes shortfall....

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Financial planning

Being a financial planner feels like living a fairy tale, but perhaps one written by the Brothers Grimm. Bryan Ashenden tells a story about Jack and Jill, two advisers wh...

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Superannuation

Financial Services Council tells Productivity Commission the Government's preferred approach on default superannuation funds is based on incorrect information....

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Superannuation

New Actuaries Institute research suggests the Government must starting pulling the policy levers on longevity and retirement incomes sooner rather than later....

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Editorial

Catherine Yeung weighs up the evidence as to whether China is headed for an economic hard landing....

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Superannuation

ING Direct's new superannuation product, Living Super, is the "inevitable outcome" of the Government's reforms to the industry, according to Minister for Financial Servic...

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Editorial

ASIC has been handed a mammoth task in delivering FOFA, underscoring the tiny window available to the financial services industry to prepare for the new regulatory regime...

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Superannuation

Submissions to the Productivity Commission the reveal depth of the divide between government and industry on default funds....

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Superannuation

Major superannuation funds argue that all the beneficiaries of SuperStream should pay for its implementation....

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Editorial

Gloomy headlines have at least played a part in creating financial anxiety among Australian investors. Tim Browne explains why it’s important for financial advisers to us...

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The techniques that pre-retirees have used in the past to amass a larger superannuation pool are no longer possible, according to Jonathan Philpot, wealth management part...

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