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New research has revealed that price is no longer regarded as the most important factor in insurance selection with benefit design and claims handling the trump cards....

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Financial planning

ASIC has been told the ATO is on the right track with its ‘digital by default’ approach. ...

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Superannuation

Recently introduced penalties are ensuring fewer SMSFs are falling foul of the law, however, there has been a spike in borrowing breaches, new research reveals....

Financial planning

Certainty around the FOFA reforms is set to provide financial services sector employers with the security to increase staff numbers a new survey reveals....

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Funds management

Large scale investment managers and superannuation funds will not be automatically successful due to their size with performance decreasing as managers move to protect th...

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Financial planning

SSGA recruits Telstra Super’s Chris Artis....

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Financial planning

The Australian Bankers Association has defended vertical integration claiming many super funds are vertically integrated too....

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Superannuation

New survey reveals strong support for at least one-third independent directors on superannuation fund boards....

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Superannuation

Retirees in their 90s might spend less on average compared to younger retirees but their medical and aged care expenses increase significantly, the ASFA retirement standa...

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Superannuation

New survey reveals that super fund CEOs need to accept responsibility for the actions of their officers and executives....

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The high cost of financial advice is hindering superannuation funds from tailoring their MySuper products to their members’ needs, CIFR research director Geoff Warren bel...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds’ marketing budgets would be better spent on email and newspaper campaigns than on TV advertising, new data reveals....

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Superannuation

While their members see little value in sporting sponsorships, super fund executives and trustees are split on the issue....

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Superannuation

SuperRatings believes member servicing will be vital as fee convergence takes place in superannuation funds under MySuper....

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Superannuation

APRA will wait and see what finally emerges from the unions Royal Commission before acting with respect to allegations confronting Cbus....

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