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COOPER REVIEW
Editorial
What should the Australian financial planning industry make of the appointment of Bill Shorten as the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superann...
Editorial
FIIG Securities's Stephen Hart examines the value of holding long dated bonds in a balanced portfolio....
Policy & Regulation
Perpetual’s departing chief executive and retiring chairman back MySuper and FOFA proposals....
Financial planning
With the issue of the nation's Government seemingly settled for now, FoFA reforms and Cooper Review recommendations will likely go ahead en masse, according to according ...
Financial planning
The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...
Financial planning
A conference of industry superannuation funds has been warned of the implications of a minority Coalition Government for the not-for-profit sector....
Superannuation
The Government embraced a modified MySuper as a central element of its election policy but, as Mike Taylor reports, there remain plenty of reasons why the concept should ...
Editorial
Tim Browne explains why CommInsure opposes a ban on commissions....
Superannuation
Research by Russell Investments has found many super fund boards are ineffective in delegating to investment committees, while more than 50 per cent of super funds have n...
Editorial
There is a heavy reliance on equities when it comes to investment portfolio construction, but getting the balance right is no easy task, writes Stephen Hart....
Superannuation
Chant West principal Warren Chant has claimed MySuper will fail to deliver better returns because it does not offer good value....
Superannuation
The Coalition’s superannuation policy released this week has drawn mixed reviews, with several major industry bodies expressing disappointment at the policy for bei...
Superannuation
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has yet to commit to the Opposition's stance on an increase in the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent, and has also taken aim at J...
Editorial
Building a nation of prosperity through quality financial advice should be an election issue, argues Jan Kolbusz....
Financial planning
The Cooper Review is focused almost exclusively on fee reductions through the introduction of the “paternalistic” MySuper, while ignoring the importance of fi...
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Podcast
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...