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People & Products
Margaret Cole will oversee APRA’s superannuation activities, while deputy chair, Helen Rowell, will now be responsible for general, life and private health insurance....
Superannuation
The failure of superannuation funds could become a self-fulfilling prophecy if the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority inappropriately applies the proposed superan...
Superannuation
The superannuation fund performance test needs to test every super product, not just MySuper products, to avoid underperforming funds escape scrutiny, according to a supe...
Superannuation
Superannuation funds are concerned that new regulations will place them at a disadvantage to fund managers when it comes to competing for investment talent....
Financial planning
Over three-in-five Australian companies cut or cancelled their dividends between April and December 2020, according to Janus Henderson....
Superannuation
Ten superannuation funds experienced outflows in excess of a billion dollars as a result of the Government’s COVID-19 hardship superannuation early release regime, with i...
Life/Risk
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has used its 2020 Year in Review to point to the profitability struggles of the life insurance industry....
Editorial
If the Government seriously wants to make financial advice more affordable then it needs to conduct a thorough review to strip out the layers of regulation which have dri...
Tools & guides
Jessie Pettigrew shares how financial advisers can best work with their clients to help them navigate the environmental, social and governance investing landscape....
Superannuation
Over 30% fewer superannuation fund members have been revealed as having life insurance and total and permanent disability cover as a result of the Government’s successive...
Financial planning
Advice fees are comparatively low on the superannuation fee ladder compared to those for administrators and fund managers....
Life/Risk
Superannuation funds negotiating new group insurance arrangements will have to prove and certify that they are in the best interests of members....
Superannuation
There were a further 21,000 superannuation members who applied for the early release of their super in the week before the scheme ended, with 31% representing repeat appl...
Superannuation
Almost three-quarters of fund professionals expect to see consolidation of the superannuation industry this year in a bid to reduce costs, according to Calastone....
Superannuation
While the superannuation system is working and performing well, there are high cost, scale, and sustainability issues, according to Helen Rowell. ...
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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...