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Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has raised the possibility that some of the direct sales models being used by life insurance companies could breach t...

Superannuation

SuperRatings’ analysis of Australia’s best-performing superannuation funds over the last ten years is dominated by industry super funds, as the superannuation industry as...

Financial planning

Managed Accounts Holdings has completed its acquisition of Linear Financial and commenced integration of the businesses....

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has continued its attack on the Federal Government’s superannuation reforms, yesterday saying that the proposed legislation will fail to prevent ...

Superannuation

ASFA has urged Australians to take advantage of current policy and place their tax return into a super fund....

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has accused the big banks and retail super funds of deliberately confusing consumers by offering them too many super choices....

Superannuation

Software solutions provider Class has released an insights report on the effects of superannuation policy reforms on gender equality and self-managed superannuation funds...

Superannuation

Women now account for 38.7 per cent of super account balances, compared to 23 per cent in 1994, according to ASFA....

Superannuation

ISA has analysed SuperRatings’ data on industry super fund performance versus retail fund performance to argue against proposed governance changes....

Policy & Regulation

The ATO has signalled that SMSF property developments and concessional cap manipulation are on its regulatory radar....

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has revealed what many of its critics wanted to see – its revenue line – but has left the veil of commercial confidentiality draped over its adve...

Life/Risk

A life insurance policy lapse is not the issue but rather if the advice given was poor, according to a panel....

Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has claimed industry and profit-to-member funds will be disadvantaged by RG97 because of the nature of their asset all...

Superannuation

Financial planners need to communicate future uncertainty in a nuanced and careful manner, according to Milliman....

SMSF

SMSF trustees could potentially miss out on thousands of dollars in tax savings if they miss the CGT relief election deadline, the SMSF Association warns....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

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

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

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