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COOPER REVIEW

Financial planning

Cooper Review asked to consider standardisation of fee disclosure across superannuation funds....

Editorial

Hit hard by the global financial crisis, the value of infrastructure in portfolios is being questioned by investors, writes Amal Awad....

Editorial

Trustees should be free to make investment decisions without regulatory influences that create artificial markets for certain classes, writes Pauline Vamos....

Financial planning

Challenger's Dominic Stevens said the group is preparing for a four-fold increase in contact with planners and dealer groups to push its annuity products. Stevens said th...

Financial planning

A reluctance to commit to infrastructure investment may prompt the Federal Government to look to alternatives such as bonds to fund future projects....

Funds management

A lack of assertiveness by super funds against fund managers suggests they are captive to agents and service providers, according to the chair of the Government's review ...

Financial planning

ING has called for a major overhaul of longstanding components of superannuation in its submission to the Cooper Review, including changes to the existing trust/trustee s...

Financial planning

The Australian Bankers Association has called for greater clarity on what represents advice with respect to superannuation....

Financial planning

AXA has defended the role of financial planning in superannuation, but it embraces UK proposals based on 'independent' and 'restricted' advisers....

Financial planning

AMP argues for changes to fund categorisation - a move that would eliminate the distinction between industry funds and retail master trusts....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has called on the Cooper Review to make super portability an easier exercise for consumers....

Financial planning

Tower Australia Limited chief executive Jim Minto believes superannuation trustees should be better qualified....

Financial planning

Big industry fund, Unisuper, wants trustees granted safe harbour from prosecution based on member investment decisions....

Editorial

Chris Bowen has sent a clear message that the Government will be cherry-picking the recommendations of the Henry Tax Review....

Financial planning

The IFSA submission to the Cooper Review has argued that advice should be expressly recognised in superannuation legislation....

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