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Tax Summit: a brave step forward for insurance and superannuation?

David Glen proposes a number of points that the life insurance industry can address during the upcoming Tax Summit - including tax incentives for life policies outside of...

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How financial planners can avoid conflicts of interest

Samantha Hills provides tips for financial planners on how to manage and avoid conflicts of interest when dealing with clients, ahead of the proposed FOFA changes....

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Can baby boomers afford to retire?

As they prepare for retirement, the baby boomer generation continues to shape advice strategies and product development, writes Barry Wyatt....

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Housing markets: what you should know

Tom Stevenson looks at current events in major housing markets around the world and suggests investors consider five key factors....

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MySuper the lowest common denominator

Amid all the discussion around the recent release of the Government’s Stonger Super package, there existed the strong assumption that low-cost, low-fee MySuper products w...

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Shape of Stronger Super remains uncertain

The Government has finally delivered the details of its Stronger Super package but, as Mike Taylor writes, those hoping for certainty may be waiting a very long time....

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SMSF five-year clawback explained

Julie Steed looks at the complexities around the waiving of the five-year claw-back for SMSFs....

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Managed accounts come of age

Since their arrival on our shores about a decade ago, managed accounts have remained largely dormant in Australia. But with continuing market volatility and the imminent ...

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Industry versus retail superannuation: A tale of two policies

Col Fullagar takes a look at two income protection policies - one is offered by an industry superannuation fund, while the other comes from a retail fund. While the premi...

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Does strategic asset allocation make sense?

Strategic asset allocation may represent the conventional approach but Dominic McCormick questions whether it deserves the credibility it carries....

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Financial planning licensees defy ASIC's expectations

Despite some media reports to the contrary, Mike Taylor writes that the top 20 licensees in the financial planning industry emerged in reasonable shape from ASIC’s review...

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Making sense of the August stock market debacle

The August market downturn gave the world a big scare and investors seemed to have run for the hills in fear the nightmare from 2008 was returning. Ron Bewley tries to ma...