INDUSTRY FUNDS

Financial planning

Superannuation funds lost ground in January after finishing 2009 on a high, although funds across the board have still recorded strong growth for the financial year to da...

Editorial

Philip La Greca examines the possible impact that the outcomes of the forthcoming government reviews will have on superannuation and, in particular, SMSFs....

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Financial planning

Canberra-based super fund AvSuper has been granted relief to provide intra-fund advice but is sticking with its outsourced full financial planning arrangement with Outloo...

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Financial planning

AustralianSuper’s Ian Silk has retired from the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) board of directors....

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Financial planning

The principals and directors of financial planning practices will need to ensure they, their planners and their employees have appropriately nominated the superannuation ...

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Financial planning

Industry Funds Services (IFS) has defended its planners following the release of a research exercise that found deficiencies in aspects of Industry Funds Financial Planni...

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Life/Risk

Tower Australia has appointed Paul Rohan to manage its substantial AustralianSuper account....

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Life/Risk

The underinsurance problem in Australia is the issue most heard about, but overinsurance has also been identified as a concern and points to a lack of awareness, said Mac...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has rejected claims by the Industry Super Network that financial advisers are putting an 'indefensible drag' on Australia’s re...

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Financial planning

It's time for the industry to evolve into a profession – and this involves more than simply removing commissions, writes Barry Lambert....

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Superannuation

The latest APRA data has confirmed the way recovering markets have boosted the fortunes of SMSFs and retail master trusts....

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Editorial

It is time for Industry Super Network's David Whiteley to put down the verbal cudgels and for his industry funds’ backers to cease their consequent expenditure of members...

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Financial planning

New data suggests the Australian superannuation market will grow at 8 per cent a year to reach over $1.5 trillion by 2014....

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Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has stepped up its rhetoric about fiduciary obligations and commissions, arguing that the Government has to act sooner rather than later....

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Financial planning

Instead of moving for a rapid shut-down of the commissions system, the Ripoll Inquiry has recommended a graduated approach with ongoing consultation between Government an...

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