INDUSTRY FUNDS

Superannuation

MySuper may be the factor which sees retail funds beat industry funds on price....

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Policy & Regulation

The Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, has predicted that few of the financial services reforms implemented by the Gillard Government will be amended or repea...

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Financial planning

The relatively high yields on corporate bonds, selected shares and property in Australia are the only thing 'saving planners' bacon', says HLB Mann Judd wealth management...

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Superannuation

Industry super funds move to provide more transparency around remuneration ahead of Government-imposed obligations....

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Financial planning

ANZ's Paul Barrett says educating consumers is the key to growing adviser credibility....

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Funds management

Platform providers appear to be embracing a pay-for-use fee model in which they provide a core offering and allow clients to add on new features for which they pay as the...

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Superannuation

Consolidation is continuing to impact the broader superannuation industry, according to data contained in an ASFA submission to the Productivity Commission....

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Financial planning

Shorten claims Government a step ahead of Coalition on super comparability....

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Superannuation

Written complaints to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal about industry funds increased by 25 per cent last year, while complaints about retail funds decreased slight...

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Superannuation

The AIST has hit back at criticism of industry fund trustee boards levelled by Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott....

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Superannuation

The latest APRA data underscores the dominance of SMSFs in terms of both growth and assets....

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Financial planning

Despite retail master trusts often being the subject of criticism, it has been industry super funds which demanded most attention from APRA with respect to supervisory ac...

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Financial planning

Despite retail master trusts often being the subject of criticism, it has been industry super funds which demanded most attention from APRA with respect to supervisory ac...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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