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Editorial

Membership of large, well-resourced superannuation funds has its advantages, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

Industry funds ramp up new advertising campaign....

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Editorial

When the industry funds refer to “vertically integrated financial institutions” they are really referring to the major banks and insurance companies. And they are right. ...

Financial planning

Fund performance data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority offers consumers very limited assistance in checking the relative performance of super fu...

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Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has slammed the degree to which the banks and major institutions dominate financial planning and suggested commissions were a root cause of the...

Financial planning

Anyone who was surprised by the official line of IFSA on the question of intra-fund advice has now had a reality check....

Financial planning

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

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....

Superannuation

Industry funds urge Henry Tax Review to make retirement savings a priority....

Financial planning

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, has announced another review of the superannuation system, this time backed by the key industry gr...

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

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has acknowledged that the generous measures contained in the former Howard Government's 'better super' initiatives may...

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Editorial

So the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) intends to conduct another financial planning shadow shopping exercise some time after June 30, this year –...

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Financial planning

Industry Funds Financial Planning considered bidding for part of Storm Financial’s remaining client book through Kenyon Prendeville, but eventually decided not to p...

Financial planning

Outcomes are sometimes more emotional and misleading....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 1 week ago

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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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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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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