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Financial planning

The Coalition’s Paul Fletcher reaffirms a change in Government will see a change to key elements of FOFA....

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Superannuation

New research claims industry funds are unlikely to regain their competitive advantage and warns the default fund regime will not benefit employers....

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Financial planning

New FOFA research commissioned by industry funds is at odds with reality, according to financial planning executives. ...

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Superannuation

Bowen defends costs associated with MySuper and suggests fund members impacted by higher charges should look elsewhere....

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Superannuation

Industry super funds appear to be making desperate attempts to retain those members most likely to break away and set up a self-managed super fund, as Damon Taylor report...

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Editorial

There will be many in the financial services industry who will welcome the return of Chris Bowen to over-arching management as Federal Treasurer of the Financial Services...

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Superannuation

The Industry Super Network has launched an advertising campaign focused on the payment of commissions with respect to financial advice around superannuation....

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Financial planning

After much debate, FOFA is set to hit the beach in a matter of days on 1 July. D-Day is imminent – and a survival strategy for planners is now absolutely imperative, writ...

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Editorial

As the curtain comes down on the current Parliament, financial services players are left to wonder whether the Government should not have just stuck to the script reflect...

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Superannuation

AIST and ISN are calling for a clearer definition of the word 'advice’, as the current wording of TASA prohibits industry super funds from providing intra-fund advice. ...

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Superannuation

As competition continues to heat up between SMSFs and their industry superannuation counterparts, Deloitte's lead superannuation partner Russell Mason believes there is s...

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Financial planning

Industry Super Network (ISN) has claimed that high frequency trading (HFT) is creating a stock market that caters to speed and not capital allocation - and costs long-ter...

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Superannuation

Two industry funds and an investment manager have agreed to invest in the Consumer Superannuation Centre....

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Superannuation

Consumer engagement will benefit industry funds as managers need to be given time to perform...

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Superannuation

APRA’s latest superannuation data is out – super assets have increased by approximately 13.5 per cent over the year to March....

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