"CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"

Superannuation

The Grattan Institute has accused the major superannuation industry groups of pursuing vested interests in seeking a more aspirational objective for superannuation....

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Editorial

There have long been accusations that industry funds have been the beneficiaries of generous rebate arrangements from group insurers and both the Productivity Commission ...

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Superannuation

Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer has expressed concern at newspaper reports that union officials received $5.4 million in director fees from industry funds....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has claimed that some unions are blocking superannuation fund mergers to protect the revenue they derive from seats on industry fund boards...

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Funds management

IOOF has commissioned PWC to undertake an independent review of allegations relating to insider trading, front-running and breach reporting....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has pointed to Trade Union Royal Commission assertions as the basis for breaking the nexus between superannuation and industrial relations....

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Life/Risk

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....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

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

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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