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Superannuation

The Productivity Commission should focus on the difference that separated Australia from the best retirement systems — allowing banks to take profits, according to Indust...

Superannuation

ISA has welcomed Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s (IPA’s) report into Australia’s social housing system....

Financial planning

Banks need to stop paying all incentives, including all grandfathered commissions, to help re-build confidence in the banking system, ISA believes....

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia claims the major banks are switching customers into under-performing retail super funds via direct sales tactics which bypass planners. ...

Superannuation

Investment philosophy, and fund structure and governance have let down retail super funds, ISA believes....

Financial planning

The financial services industry has welcomed the introduction of LISTO but is divided on the objective of superannuation....

Policy & Regulation

Industry Super Australia wants the banks to be subject to rules which impose a duty to ensure customers are left better off when moving super funds....

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia’s David Whiteley claimed evidence to prove those who chose their own super fund faced too many options and often made bad decisions....

Financial planning

Industry Super Australia has drawn a line in the sand on default fund changes while still pursuing changes to adviser remuneration and standards....

Superannuation

Claims of persistent underperformance justify scrutiny of bank-owned superannuation funds, according to Industry Super Australia....

Financial planning

Industry Super Australia chief executive, David Whiteley, has called for a re-targeting of superannuation tax concessions by ending the skew to upper income earners....

Superannuation

The FSC, AIST, ASFA and ISA have all welcomed the Government’s move to enshrine superannuation in legislation, and hoped this would bring certainty to super policies. ...

Editorial

Industry funds who have been alleging the banks offer inducements to employers to select particular default funds need to be careful what they wish for....

Superannuation

A carve out of the bank-owned and retail super sector from requirements to disclose investment fees on product dashboards would prevent consumers from comparing the pair,...

Superannuation

The Australian Tennis Open has emerged as a major venue for the industry funds compare the pair advertising campaign....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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