MYSUPER

Financial planning

Two members of the FWC’s expert super panel have been removed due to perceived conflicts of interest....

Superannuation

The intra-fund advice fee is unknown to fund members and is effectively paid as a secret commission, CSSA says....

Editorial

Australian Ethical Investment (AEI) has posted large increases in profits, revenues and funds under management. ...

Superannuation

The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) has dismissed claims that making MySuper funds default funds will bring excessive costs and expensive red tape....

Superannuation

The FSC has rebuffed claims by ISA that removing the MySuper 'quality filter’ would lead to unreasonable search costs for employers....

Superannuation

ISA urges the Government not to scrap the MySuper “quality filter” and accuses retail funds of blatantly pushing their agenda. ...

Superannuation

The FSC has told the Government that the default funds regime has become a closed shop favouring unions and some employers....

Superannuation

The Corporate Super Specialists Association has questioned whether cost should be the only criteria in determining the value of industry fund MySuper offerings....

Funds management

The Australian Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) industry may have to capitalise on low cost investment options like MySuper if it wants to measure up to its global counterpart...

Superannuation

Two industry superannuation funds have broken ranks on the selection of default funds under modern awards. ...

Superannuation

SuperRatings claims industry funds are still cheaper in a MySuper environment and more likely to transfer members promptly....

Financial planning

Centrepoint’s Peter Kelly outlines some of the issues that will require the attention of the advice profession – and their possible impacts – in 2014....

Superannuation

New research reveals wide differences in costs of MySuper products but a narrowing in the gap between industry fund and retail products....

Superannuation

AMP Capital will begin transitioning over one million member accounts to its new MySuper lifecycle funds by 2017, and hopes members will more actively engage with their s...

Industry superannuation fund legalsuper has negotiated a three-year premium freeze with its insurer following a review of its member insurance offering....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago