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Superannuation

Retail superannuation needs better disclosure: ISN

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

Superannuation

MySuper passes, ISN welcomes 'flipping' ban

MySuper legislation has passed through the House of Representatives, and the ISN has welcomed an amendment that will prevent members being transferred without their conse...

Financial planning

Shorten accused of trying to circumvent Productivity Commission

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

Superannuation

ISN praises trustee system for industry fund outperformance

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

Superannuation

CSSA supports employer's choice for default superannuation

The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance has come out in support of a recommendation put forward by the Productivity Commission in its interim report into default superann...

Superannuation

Industry Super Network launches new ad campaign

The Industry Super Network (ISN) has launched a new advertising campaign that "celebrates the beginning of a new era of commission-free super", according to ISN chief exe...

Policy & Regulation

Questions raised on ASIC's FOFA approach

Some question the background of key ASIC personnel handling FOFA regulatory development....

Superannuation

ISN asserts superiority of industry fund returns

The Industry Super Network claims the latest data on super returns proves long-term performance can be justified as a criteria for selecting default funds....

Superannuation

Industry super funds back past performance into the future

The Industry Super Network wants the Government to accept past performance as the basis for selecting default superannuation funds....

Superannuation

ISN says funds' track records should be considered

The Industry Super Network has urged the Productivity Commission review into default super to consider ISN-commissioned research findings that past superannuation fund pe...

Editorial

Is time running out for FOFA and Bill Shorten?

Given the end of the 2011/12 financial year also represents the start of a 12 to 14-month countdown to the next federal election, the time available for Bill Shorten to m...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA passes, but confusion over enshrining 'financial planner'

The Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation passed through the Senate yesterday, but there seems to be some confusion over whether the terms 'financial...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC confirms involvement in 11th-hour FOFA deal

ASIC confirms it was consulted in negotiations involving the Financial Planning Association around last minute-changes to FOFA....

Editorial

FOFA - signed, sealed ... delivered?

With the FOFA, Stronger Super and MySuper reforms finally taking shape, the financial services industry has a clearer picture of what the future holds, writes Chris Kenne...

Editorial

FOFA victory or pyrrhic victory?

As ASIC moves to translate the FOFA Acts into a new regulatory environment, there appears every chance that opt-in obligations may need to become an integral part of indu...