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Financial planning

The industry funds campaign against financial planners' commissions may benefit the retail funds sector, writes Robert Keavney....

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Financial planning

Thanks to the Rudd Labor Government's first Cabinet reshuffle financial services now has a seat at the Cabinet table but, as Mike Taylor reports, it remains for the indus...

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Financial planning

According to research from Deloitte, smaller industry super funds are struggling to compete on both costs and returns with their larger counterparts. While some small fun...

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Financial planning

The total superannuation market sector is projected to increase by an annual average growth rate of 8.43 per cent to $2.3 billion, according to the Dexx&r Market Projecti...

Financial planning

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, has been accused of skewing the panel overseeing the review of superannuation by under-representin...

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has produced a discussion paper proposing deeper data collection on superannuation that may make it easier for consumers to...

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Financial planning

New Chant West research finds retail trusts have been outperforming industry funds as the repricing of unlisted assets finally takes a toll....

Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is undertaking an inquiry, the terms of reference of which include the role and remuneration of f...

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Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has backed the public release of APRA superannuation fund performance league tables....

Editorial

It would have come as no surprise to the chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Jo-Anne Bloch, that she was subject to some stern questioning from the flo...

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Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has grudgingly acknowledged the FPA's plan to transition away from commissions-based advice but argues that more is needed....

Editorial

Notwithstanding that the valuation of unlisted assets held by superannuation funds has been an issue for at least six to nine months, the Australian Prudential Regulation...

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Financial planning

Newspaper reports suggest the Government will use the forthcoming Federal Budget to act to prevent financial planners from charging commissions on advice relating to the ...

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Financial planning

Advice not just about superannuation and campaign damaging perceptions regarding superannuation, the role of financial advisers and comprehensive advice. ...

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) chief executive Robbie Bennetts has emphasised the value of advice from financial planners, criticising scare campaigns from indust...

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