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Superannuation
Tasmanian Liberal Senator David Bushby recently called for increased transparency in the handling of superannuation funds by APRA amid widespread concerns in the financia...
Editorial
Managed funds are supposedly a non-transparent and expensive way of investing, while ETFs are increasingly touted as low cost investment saviours. Graham Hand outlines ho...
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition is maintaining pressure on Australia's two financial services regulators, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Austr...
Superannuation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA's) handling of superannuation funds needs to be just as transparent as its handling of the major banks, according t...
Superannuation
The number of SMSFs continues to grow, but the products available to them remain limited....
Editorial
The industry superannuation funds advertising campaign reached such a level in September and early October that it prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and t...
Editorial
Julie Steed looks at the complexities around the waiving of the five-year claw-back for SMSFs....
Editorial
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....
Superannuation
New governance standards for superannuation funds may still fall short of demands for greater transparency....
Superannuation
Superannuation funds should be subject to the same corporate governance requirements as publicly listed companies....
Superannuation
The Government's Stronger Super package imposes opt-out arrangements on consolidation of multiple superannuation accounts....
Editorial
Lack of investor engagement with superannuation is a widespread issue. Bill Buttler provides guidance on fee comparison for retail investors, and argues standardised meas...
Financial planning
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted enforceable undertakings from former Trio Capital directors Rex Philpott and David Andrews....
Financial planning
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted enforceable undertakings from former Trio Capital directors Rex Philpott and David Andrews....
Financial planning
Proposed increases in capital requirements for Australian banks could drive changes in the relative pricing of banking products, according to Ernst & Young....
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