A new analysis has pointed to the removal of trailing commissions as significantly reducing the fees of corporate master trusts....
The scope and complexity of the Productivity Commission’s criteria for reviewing the super system will increase costs for members as it would require more data from funds...
Malavika Santhebennur writes that many policy issues that beleaguered the financial services sector in 2015 remained in 2016, and would continue into 2017....
Industry Super Australia has signalled it is more concerned about banks than planners in the post-Future of Financial Advice world....
The Productivity Commission should focus on the difference that separated Australia from the best retirement systems — allowing banks to take profits, according to Indust...
The Productivity Commission has been challenged on exceeding its brief by suggesting that group insurance arrangements might be subject to a separate and new competitive ...
It was a case of now you see it, now you don't, with TAL's submission to the Productivity Commission after Money Management published its contents....
Mike Taylor writes that the Productivity Commission’s consideration of alternative default models represents the real superannuation idealogical battleground....
The Productivity Commission has been told a reasonable case can be made for allowing super fund members aged under 30 to opt out of default death cover. ...
The industry funds have attacked the banks on cross-selling as they seek to deal with a Productivity Commission issues paper canvassing a baseline approach of no defaults...
The Productivity Commission saw insurance as a key issue impacting superannuation fund member returns and intended examining the value for money actually delivered....
Industry Super Australia’s David Whiteley claimed evidence to prove those who chose their own super fund faced too many options and often made bad decisions....
The Productivity Commission needs to examine Australia’s superannuation system as it lacks legal definitions and clear purpose, the IPA said. ...
The Federal Government’s terms of reference to the Productivity Commission has opened the way for radical change to the default funds environment....
The Government has flagged Budget super changes declaring a Productivity Commission inquiry does not preclude policy change....
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,...