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Several super fund experts at an ASFA briefing in Melbourne have questioned the relevance of intra-fund advice, claiming that the public demand for personal advice was gr...

Life/Risk

The Federal Opposition is reserving judgement on the Cooper Review recommendation to ban insurance commissions while the financial planning sector battles it out with the...

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has disagreed with the Cooper Review by claiming SMSFs should be able to invest in collectibles and 'personal use' as...

Financial planning

Few Australians are using a financial planner to help them engage in actively managing their super, according to a new survey....

Financial planning

The Government's plan to raise the super guarantee comes without an adequate focus on improving investor education, according to Australian Unity executive David Bryant....

Editorial

The move towards a commissions-free financial planning industry is inevitable, writes Mike Taylor....

Financial planning

Complaints to the Financial Planning Association for the first quarter of 2010 have centred on planners switching a client's super funds or completing loan applications o...

Financial planning

IFSA warns the Government to be aware of the unintended consequences that may flow from the Henry Review....

Financial planning

The global financial crisis failed to panic most Australian superannuation fund members, with few feeling the need to change funds....

Financial planning

The outgoing chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Jo-Anne Bloch, has criticised the three government reviews as a "hodgepodge" of issues and pointed to ...

Financial planning

The proposed changes to gearing rules in superannuation will open a "can of worms" for investors who use unlisted or DIY gearing in their super funds, said Alpha Structur...

Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has paid for new research into financial planning. The research predicts a rosy future for intra-fund advice, but little change for holistic ad...

Financial planning

The annuity products currently available don't do enough to help Australians manage their retirement, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers partner and actuary Catherine Na...

Superannuation

Reform to self-managed super funds (SMSF) could cause greater complications in the sector, says Townsend Business & Corporate Lawyers principal Peter Townsend....

Financial planning

Australians are more likely to turn to newspapers and online media than professional advisers and financial planners to help with financial decision making, according to ...

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