SUPERANNUATION

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s attempt to improve RG 97 will fail to provide a single measure that incorporates the effect of fees and costs, accor...

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed an annual industry-wide rate of return from superannuation is just 7.4% . Is that good enough?...

INDUSTRY NEWS

Confidence and satisfaction levels among retirees who have entered advice partnerships are high and the impact of expert financial advice should not be underestimated, ac...

INDUSTRY NEWS

Potential unlisted asset buyers will have a market advantage if figures are published and will act in a way that would be detrimental to super fund members, AustralianSup...

INDUSTRY NEWS

Superannuation funds operating within vertically-integrated structures will have to more definitely prove the value of the insurance cover they are offering to members....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The review is an opportunity to improve retirement outcomes for Australians, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia believes....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The average woman’s superannuation balance is almost 50% less than a man’s when retirement age is reached, according to the Melbourne Institute....

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds have revealed how much money they spent on advertising and marketing, with AustralianSuper revealing that its con...

INDUSTRY NEWS

The expenditure of $25 billion into infrastructure assets will also create more than 50,000 new jobs over the next decade....

INDUSTRY NEWS

Returns have been significantly better than expected at the start of the year and October returns benefited from positive global share markets, according to Chant West. ...

INDUSTRY NEWS

The regulator’s new tool needs to be refined to include rigorous benchmarks and Choice products, Industry Super Australia believes....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Financial Services Council has urged caution on the use of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s proposed heatmapping exercises when making comparisons bet...

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 3 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

2 weeks ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

4 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

2 weeks 5 days ago