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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....

Financial planning

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

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....

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...

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

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

Superannuation

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

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...

Superannuation

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

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...

Superannuation

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

Superannuation

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

Superannuation

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

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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