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Superannuation

The Industry Super Network has urged the Productivity Commission review into default super to consider ISN-commissioned research findings that past superannuation fund pe...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the existence of large payments and the perception that a sales culture continues to exist in the financial planning space represents a dangerous ...

Financial planning

Women need financial advice, and the financial planning industry needs more women, writes AMP Horizons Academy's Tim Steele....

Financial planning

Ratings house Standard & Poor's points to the changes to AXA North since AMP acquisition and institutes some downgrades....

People & Products

AMP has appointed former Super Concepts managing director Craig Jameson to help set up its new SMSF business unit....

Superannuation

The AIST will be lodging a further submission with the Productivity Commission reinforcing that default superannuation funds must be 'fit for purpose'....

Superannuation

A draft amendment to the MySuper legislation appears aimed at entrenching some of the existing default superannuation fund regime....

Superannuation

The Productivity Commission's core recommendations on default funds will open up the sector to more players and reduce the primacy of industry super funds....

Superannuation

The Productivity Commission draft report on default superannuation funds under modern awards recommends opening up the sector to all approved MySuper products. ...

Superannuation

AMP is moving to acquire Cavendish Group and will set up a new self-managed super fund business unit that will be led by Paul Sainsbury....

Financial planning

AMP has announced plans to acquire Cavendish Group and set up a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) business unit....

Editorial

With corporate blow-ups becoming commonplace and ‘short-termism’ dominating investment markets, ESG issues are more relevant than ever. ...

Accounting

By becoming licensed to provide financial advice, accountants will be able to charge clients for advice they are currently "giving away for free", says head of SMSF Advic...

Financial planning

After a sizeable dip in FUM in 2011, the total platform market ended the year to 31 March 2012 almost unchanged....

Financial planning

Retail funds grew 4.6 per cent in the March quarter to $510 billion but were still down slightly over a 12-month period, according to Plan For Life data....

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