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Financial planning

Anthony Dick has been charged after using clients’ savings to fund his own personal lifestyle expenses....

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority have welcomed the proposed reforms aimed at increasing the role of...

Financial planning

Superannuation funds have identified the manner which Government policy changes and increased regulation is pushing the cost of advice beyond the means of many low-income...

Life/Risk

The conditions attaching to some total and permanent disability insurance products sold inside superannuation made them tantamount to junk, according to consumer group, C...

Superannuation

Getting rid of the complexities of the superannuation system will allow financial advisers to focus on helping individuals understand what retirement means for them rathe...

Financial planning

The benefits of comprehensive financial advice significantly outweigh those delivered by intra-fund advice and this should be recognised within the Retirement Income Syst...

Superannuation

Many superannuation fund members are unaware they are part owners in industries that might not align with their values such as tobacco, weapons, and gambling, according t...

Financial planning

IOOF has confirmed the existence of 67 advisers it regards as being in the high risk category as it gets ready to start client remediation early this year....

Superannuation

Barely a week after distribution its superannuation heatmaps, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is arguing that larger superannuation funds are more sustaina...

Policy & Regulation

Insurance inside superannuation needs a properly resourced code administrator with sanction powers, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

Financial planning

In 2017 the bank had underpaid staff in pay and entitlements in relation to super due to ‘excessively complex individual employment arrangements’, according to the Financ...

Superannuation

The founder of one of Australia’s first dedicated superannuation fund research and ratings firms has suggested that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority should ...

Superannuation

The retirement income review’s model will be able to dispel the contagious false narratives such as spiralling inflation and plummeting house prices that disproportionate...

Superannuation

The industry superannuation fund owned organisation has acquired US energy company Buckeye Partners, with the aim to help the company lower emissions....

Superannuation

Compared to their global counterparts, Australians are more anxious about their super, despite our world class superannuation system....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

6 months 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 5 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