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Editorial

“If you don’t think financial advice on life insurance is a problem area for ASIC and for industry, please think again.” ...

Financial planning

The number of so-called “traditional” financial planners will decrease, with real growth to be seen in the risk specialist space, says Mercer advice head Jo-Anne Bloch....

Life/Risk

FSC chief executive John Brogden has once again called upon the life insurance industry to heed ASIC’s warning and self-regulate on churn while it can....

Superannuation

APRA has signaled an important difference in view on superannuation fund governance to that expressed by the Federal Opposition and the Financial Services Council. ...

Life/Risk

Synchron’s Don Trapnell calls for proof to justify ASIC’s concern on churn....

Life/Risk

There have been too many bad practices with respect to churn for the regulator to abandon this issue, according to ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell....

Life/Risk

John Brogden said the industry’s failure to self-regulate on churn carries the risk of regulator action....

Superannuation

Most seniors want Government to leave super alone, and not just tax concessions....

Financial planning

With next week’s FOFA event having sold out, Money Management is now offering a webstream....

Funds management

The Australian funds management industry is the fourth largest in the world and has reached its $2 trillion milestone at the end of last year....

Financial planning

In what promises to be one of the most comprehensive debates around the shape of the financial planning industry in a Federal election year, Money Management has joined w...

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has cited the opposition of key Labor figures to reinforce its case for the Governnment to stop tinkering with super....

Financial planning

FSC's John Brogden offers to have the industry co-fund a public education campaign on the value of advice....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council's backdown on its 'churning' policy has been welcomed by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council (FSC) will not go ahead with its application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to have its insurance churning policy ap...

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