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COOPER REVIEW
Editorial
With the Federal Election campaign now approaching the halfway mark, Mike Taylor notes that there has been precious little discussion about financial services, the Future...
Financial planning
The Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen, has signalled the Government’s attraction to standard fee for fund managers....
Superannuation
New FINSIA research reveals continuing challenges regarding financial wellbeing in retirement, including operational risks for SMSFs in retirement....
Life/Risk
Tower chief executive, Jim Minto, extols virtue of advice in closing insurance gap....
Financial planning
The Government's election policy embrace of MySuper has gained qualified industry endorsement, with warnings to end union/industry fund dominance of default super....
Superannuation
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has welcomed the Federal Government's endorsement of a SPAA/Australian Artists Association art ...
Financial planning
The global financial crisis has been a game changer and, as Dominic McCormick writes, advisers need to view previously conventional buy and hold strategies as being tanta...
Financial planning
The possibility of standardised commissions has emerged as an option as major insurers have urged the Federal Government to act cautiously and consult widely on the Coope...
People & Products
UBS Global Asset Management has reappointed National Australia Bank's asset servicing division to provide custody and administration services for UBS GAM's A$8.1 billion ...
Financial planning
The calling of an election has seen the Government’s financial services policy changes go on hold....
Life/Risk
The risk insurance market continues to flourish in the current economic environment, while retirement income has recorded another 20 per cent fall in premium inflows over...
Editorial
The Cooper Review doesn't say anything about superannuation that financial planners didn't know already, writes Mike Taylor....
Life/Risk
The Federal Opposition is reserving judgement on the Cooper Review recommendation to ban insurance commissions while the financial planning sector battles it out with the...
Superannuation
The demand for specialist self-managed super fund (SMSF) accreditation has jumped dramatically in light of the Future of Financial Advice and Cooper Review reform recomme...
Editorial
Since there is bipartisan support for the removal of commissions from planner remuneration, the outcome of a Federal Election will not change the fact that commissions ar...
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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...