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Financial planning
Fledgling financial planning software developers may be able to utilise an advertising funding model to stake a claim in the market....
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
A steadily increasing number of retirees say they are financially unprepared for retirement, according to Investment Trends research....
Superannuation
Less than one quarter of Australian households are confident of being able to fund their retirements from superannuation, hoping to fill the difference through asset sale...
Superannuation
New RaboDirect data reveals Australia's baby boomers are still falling short of a comfortable retirement....
Superannuation
Promoters of early release of superannuation benefits schemes are set to face tough penalties under proposed additions to the Government's Stronger Super reforms....
Financial planning
IOOF's offer to purchase Plan B at a 33 per cent premium was cited by the Plan B board as a major factor in its decision to unanimously recommend the takeover....
Editorial
FIIG's Dr Stephen Nash argues that inflation-linked bonds offer more than protection from inflation....
Superannuation
SMSF trustees are using CFDs to become more strategic with their portfolios and to ensure recent downturns are not adversely affecting their retirement goals, according t...
Superannuation
Younger Australians are more likely to have lost superannuation, although many are doing nothing to reclaim it, according to a new report from Westpac....
Financial planning
Women need financial advice, and the financial planning industry needs more women, writes AMP Horizons Academy's Tim Steele....
Funds management
With less money going around, boutique fund managers are facing a dangerous period and those with unsustainable business structures are set to be driven out of the market...
Policy & Regulation
Canstar has warned pre-retirees to check their contributions now to avoid the potential tax traps of exceeding the new cap....
Financial planning
Challenger is set to launch a new advertising campaign targeted at financial planners which will focus on the 'do nots' of asset allocation for retirees....
Financial planning
Matrix Planning Solutions has added Gold Coast-based Entire Financial Management to its member network....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...