Despite the introduction of choice legislation and the abolishment of the hugely unpopular superannuation surcharge, the Australian superannuation industry is still far f...
Fewer people are willing to change superannuation funds now than before the introduction of choice, but almost one in four of those who do switch appear headed for an ind...
Deutsche Asset Management, Platinum Asset Management and Alliance Bernstein have made some hard ground on the industry superannuation playing field, while Fidelity Invest...
In what represents the first fall-out resulting from a recent senior departure from Portfolio Partners, Asset Super has decided to move its $28.2 million Australian equit...
Capacity constraints have forced Challenger Financial Services to shut down the small cap fund it bought off HSBC Asset Management (HSBCAMA) only four months ago and open...
Assets run by employee-owned funds managers rose by 33 per cent to reach $100 billion over 2004-05, research has revealed....
Australian Wholesale Funds Marketing is planning to apply for a retail licence to enable it to offer two overseas funds to advisers and platforms....
Research has confirmed the Chinese market offers strong prospects for financial planners with a nationwide study revealing 63.59 per cent of consumers in China sought adv...
Product issuers no longer have to include general advice warnings in advertisements that provide generic financial advice, and planners may soon be relieved from having t...
The corporate regulator’s 12-page example SOA has been welcomed by the FPA, but criticised by the Federal Opposition for still being too long....
Consumers would receive a rebate to help pay for financial advice on superannuation under a proposal that has been put to the Federal Government by a key banking lobby gr...
The FPA has denounced harsh criticism of its highly anticipated $3 million advertising campaign by the AIA as hastily constructed, ill-informed and biased....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...