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Superannuation
New analysis from Rice Warner has suggested that the removal of volume-based adviser fees would challenge superannuation just as much as it would challenge planning firms...
Superannuation
The Federal Senate will this week consider the controversial amendment to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act first proposed by the then-Treasurer Scott Morriso...
People & Products
Digital wealth platform, InvestSMART has launched a new pricing model via its PMA platform....
Funds management
Major fund manager, Platinum Asset Management has called on the Royal Commission to further scrutinise platform shelf-space fees and problematic relationships between pla...
Superannuation
New research has pointed to investment fees driving up the cost of superannuation fund membership and narrowing the gap between industry and retail funds....
Funds management
Following a Royal Commission that has put fees under a spotlight, InvestSMART has found that paying just one per cent more in fees can slash the overall value of investme...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has flagged impending enforcement action against advice licensees for Fee Disclosure Statement failings and a broader...
Financial planning
The Australian Banker’s Association has confirmed that the total cost of fee for no service remediation could exceed $1 billion....
Financial planning
After Royal Commission testimony revealing banks charged deceased clients fees, the Australian Banking Association has announced reforms to the Banking Code of Practice t...
Policy & Regulation
Industry superannuation funds are urging the imposition of greater comparability around fees, costs and performance to give transparency around advisers switching members...
Funds management
Fidelity International has cut the management fee on both the Fidelity Global Emerging Markets Fund and Fidelity Global Equities Fund to 0.99 per cent....
Policy & Regulation
The Royal Commission interim report has shone a light on the poor culture of licensees, particularly when it comes to charging fees for no service. ...
Financial planning
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has highlighted a toxic sales culture and a failure to regulate wrongd...
Financial planning
Major superannuation industry body, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, says that grandfathered planning commissions should be outlawed after a 12-month...
Financial planning
Licensees should be required to annually report the make-up of financial services practice income so that the extent of grandfathered commissions can be properly assessed...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...