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Retail investors are set to gain more exposure to private equity as master trusts increasingly embrace these investments, predicts Marcus Darville, head of Private Equity...

Financial planning

THE FEDERAL Government has succumbed to concerted industry pressure and agreed to amend the tax laws to remove an anomaly that threatened to ‘double-count’ people’s super...

Superannuation

Public offer superannuation has long been considered within the realm of retail financial services and packaged alongside a raft of other financial services and advice in...

Financial planning

The Government’s options paper for the reform of the regulatory environment surrounding superannuation was developed, according to the Minister for Financial Services Joe...

Financial planning

Small dealer groups will be the fastest-growing sector of financial planning in the next five years, says industry commentator Tom Collins....

Financial planning

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has expressed disappointment at the rejection of the Choice of Fund Bill in the Senate on Wednesday....

Financial planning

Insurance and superannuation industry watchdog, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), can not adequately oversee government endorsed super funds, accordi...

Superannuation

Almost one in two super funds are already offering their members financial planning services and about half of those who are not, are preparing to launch planning service...

Financial planning

The leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley has stated that a Labor government may legally require superannuation funds to vote with shareholders at company meetings....

Financial planning

Victoria’s local government supernanuation fund is to set up a regional infrastructure fund....

Financial planning

More than two thirds of Australia’s superannuation fund members have a taste for environmental investments which if fuelling demand for agricultural investments such as t...

Financial planning

The long heralded choice of funds in superannuation is close to being signed off by the Democrats and Government, according to the assistant treasurer Rod Kemp....

Financial planning

The long heralded choice of funds in superannuation is close to being signed off by the Demo-crats and Government, according to the assistant treasurer Rod Kemp....

Financial planning

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