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Financial planning

Fledgling financial planning software developers may be able to utilise an advertising funding model to stake a claim in the market....

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Superannuation

New SuperRatings data highlighting the outperformance of industry superannuation funds over the long-term shows the representative trustee governance system is a superior...

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Superannuation

A steadily increasing number of retirees say they are financially unprepared for retirement, according to Investment Trends research....

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Superannuation

Less than one quarter of Australian households are confident of being able to fund their retirements from superannuation, hoping to fill the difference through asset sale...

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Superannuation

New RaboDirect data reveals Australia's baby boomers are still falling short of a comfortable retirement....

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Superannuation

Promoters of early release of superannuation benefits schemes are set to face tough penalties under proposed additions to the Government's Stronger Super reforms....

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Financial planning

IOOF's offer to purchase Plan B at a 33 per cent premium was cited by the Plan B board as a major factor in its decision to unanimously recommend the takeover....

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Editorial

FIIG's Dr Stephen Nash argues that inflation-linked bonds offer more than protection from inflation....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees are using CFDs to become more strategic with their portfolios and to ensure recent downturns are not adversely affecting their retirement goals, according t...

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Superannuation

Younger Australians are more likely to have lost superannuation, although many are doing nothing to reclaim it, according to a new report from Westpac....

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Financial planning

Women need financial advice, and the financial planning industry needs more women, writes AMP Horizons Academy's Tim Steele....

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Funds management

With less money going around, boutique fund managers are facing a dangerous period and those with unsustainable business structures are set to be driven out of the market...

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Policy & Regulation

Canstar has warned pre-retirees to check their contributions now to avoid the potential tax traps of exceeding the new cap....

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Financial planning

Challenger is set to launch a new advertising campaign targeted at financial planners which will focus on the 'do nots' of asset allocation for retirees....

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Financial planning

Matrix Planning Solutions has added Gold Coast-based Entire Financial Management to its member network....

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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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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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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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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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