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Financial planning
The AIST has called on the Government to draw a distinction between bank aligned and independent financial planners....
The superannuation industry has applauded the Financial System Inquiry report’s proposal to tackle income stream barriers and enshrine super goals....
Superannuation
Concerns about the fees being charged on default superannuation funds are prompting calls for the final transition date for savings to be moved to a MySuper account to be...
Funds management
ASIC has been told there needs to be greater clarity between what represents a ‘fee’ and a ‘cost’ in Product Disclosure Statements....
Superannuation
AustralianSuper argues that funds manager fee disclosure needs to be more robust and transparent....
Financial planning
Ethics classes for financial planners should be fundamental to the new education standards, with self-regulation a near impossible benchmark for the profession, two indus...
Life/Risk
ANZ has used its second submission to the FSI to back the imposition of time limits on life insurance claims similar to those applying to general insurance....
Superannuation
The Federal Government’s deal with PUP to secure the scrapping of the mining tax has united the financial services industry in condemning the delay to lifting the SG....
Superannuation
ASFA said the Government's plan to delay the superannuation guarantee rise to 12 per cent will mean super goals will not be met. ...
Superannuation
AIST has opposed the government’s plan to delay the superannuation guarantee rise to 12 per cent, saying it will hurt retirees and super certainty....
Superannuation
The AIST has called for financial advisers to put the best interests of consumers first for members of MySuper and choice super products....
Financial planning
Commbank Wealth Management head, Annabel Spring says the group will remain focused on its existing strategy....
Superannuation
Home buyers are being warned against dipping into the superannuation to fund the purchase of a house....
Superannuation
The FSC and industry funds are again at loggerheads over how default superannuation funds should be selected....
Superannuation
The peak industry body said it will consult with its 60 plus member funds on the recommendations made by the FSI interim report on the super industry....
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