A survey has revealed the depth of feeling around the final Trowbridge recommendations and the need to lift the Initial Adviser Payment....

The AFA has claimed the Trowbridge terms of reference to deliver a unified solution were not delivered....

Super funds made strong gains in March despite a tough market, although returns were down from February, SuperRatings data showed....

Self-managed superfund trustees are more educated, wealthier, and are expected to live longer than the average Australia, according to research by Accurium....

The Grattan Institute claims super fund members are paying around $6 billion to much in super administration and investment fees....

Implementing recommendations from the Trowbridge Report may see life insurance premiums rise, despite the report’s actuarial modelling pointing to a five per cent fall, a...

Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe says the insurers know the identity of the churners and it should be left to the market to decide remuneration....

The FPA is concerned that professional associations listed on ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register may not be relevant to advice and confuse consumers....

The ATO announces a “prevention-before-correction” mission to ensure wealthy Australians and their private groups pay the right tax amount....

Investors are refocusing their attention on growth opportunities over income, according to a report, that also finds that managed funds are making a comeback....

Responding to the Grattan Report the Financial Services Council claims more competition will lower superannuation fees. On the other hand, Industry Super Australia believ...

Despite claims to the contrary, the latest super data suggests industry funds have not significantly out-performed retail funds since before the GFC....

John Trowbridge has challenged the life insurance sector to adopt and contribute to suggested changes instead of criticising the models raised....

AFA chief executive Brad Fox claims the life insurance sector can produce a timely response to the Trowbridge Report but must be intentional and focussed in doing so....

EQT and Divesa confirm media reports of non-binding proposal but say no conclusions should be reached....

BetaShares launches Strong Bear Hedge Fund to negatively correlate the ASX....

CFSGAM recruits experienced David Wilson as Head of Research for Australian Equities, growth....

TIAA Henderson Real Estate recruits Challenger staffer to new Senior Real Estate Analyst role....

Mercer promotes Andrew Godfrey to succeed Ben Walsh as Financial Services Business Leader....

Countplus announces Pierre Kraft as CEO of new business - Advice389....