INDUSTRY SUPER FUNDS

Editorial

While the Opposition Spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, has signalled an intention to roll back elements of FOFA and Stronger Super, financial plan...

Superannuation

AIST accuses Federal Opposition and retail funds of driving attacks on industry fund governance model....

Superannuation

APRA says it will leave it to superannuation funds and trustees to sort out any conflicts flowing from multiple directorships....

Editorial

While FOFA and a number of other factors have seen many planners moving under the umbrellas of the major banks and institutions, the independent financial advice sector i...

Editorial

The Industry Super Network is playing a dangerous game in suggesting past performance should be accepted as an indicator of future returns....

Editorial

Bill Shorten has fuelled criticisms of the Government from within the financial services sector by appearing to pre-empt the findings of the Productivity Commission....

Policy & Regulation

Most financial planning principals have felt the need to reduce costs within their businesses, according to a survey conducted by Money Management....

Superannuation

It is actually retail superannuation funds rather than industry funds that need to improve their disclosure standards, according to the Industry Super Network. ...

Superannuation

Submissions to the Productivity Commission the reveal depth of the divide between government and industry on default funds....

Financial planning

Early adopters of scaled advice technologies and services may have to rethink their offering as the FOFA reforms move closer to their start date....

Superannuation

Morningstar has launched fund analyst research on Australian industry superannuation funds, which it said would provide an independent insight into this sector....

Financial planning

The Opposition says the Government is trying to short-circuit the Productivity Commission by establishing a formal position ahead of its findings....

Superannuation

New SuperRatings data highlighting the outperformance of industry superannuation funds over the long-term shows the representative trustee governance system is a superior...

Superannuation

The median superannuation fund returned 1.1 per cent in July on the back of strong performance from the Australian sharemarket, says Chant West and SuperRatings. ...

Financial planning

Boutique financial advisory firms may be able to improve their lead generation capabilities through the use of technology and social media....

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