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Superannuation
The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has refused to concede the universal out-performance of industry funds, noting the Productivity Commission’s findings regarding the...
Superannuation
Making her first official address as Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Senator Jane Hume has today confirmed that the Morrison Government intends to return to the Pr...
Financial planning
The Institute of Public Accountants has advocated an advisory role for accountants flowing from the Government’s promised review of the retirement income system....
Policy & Regulation
Industry bodies have applauded the Government’s appointments to the Treasury, stating it is a ‘clear indication’ of the strategic focus being placed on financial services...
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Banking Association has defended vertical integration and the ability of the major banks to self-regulate when it comes to ‘simplifying’ such structures....
Financial planning
The post-Royal Commission financial planning landscape by 2030 will see a number of losers and winners, according to wealthdigital....
Superannuation
The Federal Government will establish a superannuation consumer advocate and has asked the Treasury to recommend a potential provider following a call for expressions of ...
Financial planning
Many consumers are worryingly unaware of the distinction between general and personal advice, with 47 per cent of Australians incorrectly identifying general advice....
Superannuation
The Federal Government should use the upcoming federal budget to improve protections for super fund members, according to Dixon Advisory....
Superannuation
The SMSF Association has rejected Australian Council of Trade Unions calls' for another inquiry into the SMSF sector....
Superannuation
Legislation to consolidate low-balance superannuation accounts needs to go further if it is to prevent a cycle of unintended accounts still being created and then consoli...
SMSF
Financial advisers and their clients are better judges of the appropriateness of self-managed superannuation funds, according to Six Park chief executive, Pat Garrett....
Superannuation
For all the fuss about scale in the super industry, new data has shown that members in some of the top funds’ MySuper options saw limited differences in returns regardles...
Superannuation
Having identified more than a dozen underperforming superannuation funds which have subsequently opted to exit the industry, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authorit...
Superannuation
The Productivity Commission’s controversial ‘best in show’ default super fund list could prove hard to break into, as economies of scale see the 10 funds to feature exten...
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...