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Superannuation

Two of Australia’s superannuation juggernauts, Equip and AustralianSuper, have formed a strategic alliance which will see Equip managing the retirement plans of around 20...

Awards

In what has been a year full of new regulations and reforms in the super industry, Money Management and Super Review has recognised Equip’s Danielle Press as Superannuati...

Superannuation

Mercer research showed more than half of Australians will have less money than required to meet their desired retirement lifestyle. ...

People & Products

BNP Paribas Securities Services head of Australia and New Zealand Peter Baker has resigned after being poached by Mercer Sentinel....

Financial planning

Up and coming research and investments house Zenith Investment Partners has bumped established players, Morningstar and Lonsec, from the top spot to become Money Manageme...

Superannuation

Uncontrollable factors are derailing the best laid retirement plans of many Australians, with the average retiree outliving their superannuation savings by five years, ne...

Rate the raters

Zenith has been named Money Management’s Research House of the Year for 2014, taking the title from last year’s winner, Morningstar, writes Nicholas O’Donoghue. ...

Financial planning

Strong performances across a range of categories has seen Mercer’s standing among financial planning dealer groups rise, the second part of Money Management’s Rate the Ra...

Superannuation

Funds under management and advice with retail and superannuation funds surpassing the $1 trillion mark in the year to June 2014, research from DEXX&R reveals....

Financial planning

Mercer appoints infrastructure veteran, Farhad Billmoria, to key role. ...

Superannuation

With increasing demands being placed on super funds as more and more baby boomers move to the draw down phase it’s time to rethink retirement income products, Paul Rogan ...

People & Products

Mercer has appointed three new Australian entity board members, including two new independent non-executive directors....

Rate the raters

While research houses view their pay model as the centrepiece of their offering, fund managers are more concerned about timely and digestable results, writes Jason Spits...

Financial planning

SuperChoice superannuation gateway product, SuperGATE receives technology award....

Funds management

A mindset shift towards post-retirement income over accumulation has seen product providers experiment with non-traditional asset management styles, according to a Mercer...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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