SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is advocating the appointment of more women to superannuation fund boards....

Superannuation

Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....

Superannuation

Member companies of the FSC will adhere to corporate governance standards higher than many believe are being met by industry super funds....

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Government not to tinker with the superannuation tax settings....

Superannuation

ASFA wants more scrutiny directed towards the self-employed and their lack of superannuation....

Superannuation

Two years after APRA advocated better guidance on the appropriate risk levels for investment options within superannuation, concerns have been raised that the industry ha...

Editorial

The Australian financial services industry is facing some serious challenges through 2012 – something which Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden pointe...

Superannuation

With an estimated $330 billion set to flow out of the accumulation phase over the next decade, superannuation funds will have to offer annuity products if they want to re...

Financial planning

Midwinter Financial Services has launched a new product - AdviserTECH CPD - which it describes as "a simple, practical online CPD education and compliance solution for fi...

Financial planning

Financial Services Council accuses industrial judiciary of abrogating its responsibility to create a transparent default superannuation funds system....

Financial planning

Financial Services Council accuses industrial judiciary of abrogating its responsibility to create a transparent default superannuation funds system....

Financial planning

Despite retail master trusts often being the subject of criticism, it has been industry super funds which demanded most attention from APRA with respect to supervisory ac...

Financial planning

Despite retail master trusts often being the subject of criticism, it has been industry super funds which demanded most attention from APRA with respect to supervisory ac...

Financial planning

Scaled financial advice is a promising offering receiving a big push from the Government and industry regulators. However, lingering uncertainties are preventing the serv...

Financial planning

ASIC commissioner Peter Kell has defended the regulator's decision to reveal the "headline results" of its recent financial planning shadow shop to the Parliamentary Join...

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