CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Superannuation

The Federal Government has received a further call to stop tinkering with the superannuation policy settings - this time via research conducted by Rice Warner on behalf o...

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People & Products

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Brett Kenny to the board....

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Financial planning

Changes to the distribution landscape and demand for products and services specifically targeted at risk specialists were the main drivers behind the launch of TAL's new ...

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Financial planning

The FPA and AFA have welcomed draft regulations that will enshrine the term 'financial planner/adviser' in law as an important consumer protection move....

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Funds management

Industry commentators have tried to outline an approach by which the boutique funds industry can avoid being sidelined by the rise in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and...

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Superannuation

Age barriers should be removed to allow greater flexibility in transition to retirement, according to Suncorp Life chief executive Geoff Summerhayes....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees are increasingly questioning their capacity to run an SMSF in their later years and are looking at switching to a managed fund arrangement in retirement, ac...

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Editorial

How can you tell that SMSFs are the 'hot ticket' with respect to financial services revenue generation? When virtually all sectors of the industry are competing for terri...

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Financial planning

Total Financial Solutions plans further growth through the addition of quality boutiques, and is prepared to take an equity stake in suitable businesses....

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Financial planning

SMSFs perform similarly regardless of whether trustees rely on advisers, accountants or their own research, according to a Rice Warner study....

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Superannuation

Only some Government concessions around default fund grandfathering may alleviate challenge confronting corporate funds and master trusts....

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Financial planning

Countplus subsidiary Total Financial Solutions has added six advice firms to its network, saying market pressure and regulatory changes have helped attract new businesses...

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Financial planning

Lifecycle products fail to adequately address the risks that can eat away at members' retirement incomes, according to Rice Warner Actuaries....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has welcomed legislation that supports fund mergers through an exemption on capital gains tax (CGT)....

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Life/Risk

The life insurance industry needs to continually improve their product offerings in order to bridge the underinsurance gap in Australia and deliver greater flexibility to...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months 3 weeks ago

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

4 months ago

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

6 months ago

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

2 weeks 6 days ago

The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of a Queensland-based financial services provider, having held the licence since mid-2016....

2 weeks 5 days ago

The restructure of Insignia Financial’s advice network into two parts could lead to further adviser attrition than initially forecast if advisers shun the salaried model,...

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