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Financial planning

Rules and regulations consultation paper has brought the Asia Region Funds Passport closer to reality....

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Financial planning

Rules and regulations consultation paper has brought the Asia Region Funds Passport closer to reality....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia wants the law changed to prevent banks from ‘bundling’ services to lure employers into bank-owned super products....

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Life/Risk

New FSC chair signals change is inevitable for life/risk remuneration....

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Life/Risk

Australia’s life insurance sector has been put on notice that its current model is unsustainable and handed a reform ultimatum by regulators. But what will this mean for ...

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Financial planning

Life/risk advisers concerned at reports FSC submission urges 20 per cent flat commission and five-year responsibility period....

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Superannuation

The FSC has urged the Government to review the targeting of the age pension, suggesting current settings are too generous....

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Superannuation

The FSC has bluntly challenged Treasury’s claims on the cost of superannuation tax concessions....

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Editorial

The industry funds are seeking to play the consumer protection card in their defence of the default funds under modern awards regime but the real beneficiaries of the sta...

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Financial planning

Concerned that the Trowbridge report reflects their working reality, life/risk advisers dominate 130 submissions to the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group....

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Superannuation

ISA’s Whiteley claims the existing default funds regime is a safety net sanctioned by three inquiries, including FSI....

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Financial planning

The FPA’s Matthew Rowe has questioned the survivability of a number of financial planning organisations....

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Financial planning

Northern Trust has continued its Asia-Pacific expansion with opening of Seoul office. ...

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Superannuation

The Productivity Commission has signalled it won’t be traversing the default funds issue in its review of the Australian Workplace Relations Framework....

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Superannuation

The domination of industry super funds in the modern award system has left virtually no market for higher performing, lower fee funds, according to the Financial Services...

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