Financial advice

Financial advice

The Federal Government is being confronted by an increasingly united front on the need to retain the deductibility of advice fees from MySuper products....

Financial advice

Colonial First State has announced fee reductions on the back of a program which will see the removal of grandfathered conflicted remuneration and insurance-related advis...

Financial advice

The Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, faces a fight from the financial planning industry as he seeks to move forward on implementing a Royal Commission recommendation banning t...

Financial advice

Limited licenced advisers need to make sure they do not verbally give switching advice to clients even if it is undocumented as this would breach best interests duty, acc...

Financial advice

Retiree couples aged around 65 spent $1,292 more and singles $829 more over the last year, largely due to the drought, according to data....

Financial advice

The deduction of financial advice from member’s superannuation accounts is reasonable, according to actuarial research house, Rice Warner....

Financial advice

The new design and distribution obligations regime could increase costs that could be passed onto consumers, according to a law firm....

Financial advice

Regulatory settings on financial advice are not always helpful for super members and the industry needs a body to look at the interconnected policies, systems and governm...

Financial advice

The life insurer not only won the main prize but three other awards during the ceremony today....

Financial advice

A third of advised life insurance clients are considering changing their advisers because of the cost, lack of contact or the perception of poor service....

Financial advice

National Australia Bank’s superannuation trustee, NULIS, has cleared one regulatory hurdle but is still locked in legal battle with ASIC over fee for no service....

Financial advice

The Australian financial services sector must address six critical challenges in order to navigate risks and opportunities, according to the Australian Sustainable Financ...

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

1 year 8 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

1 year 9 months ago
Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

1 year 9 months ago

APRA has warned retail super trustees that financial adviser involvement in recommending platform products does not diminish their obligations, as regulators turned the s...

14 hours ago

The super fund announced that Gregory has been appointed to its executive leadership team, taking on the fresh role of chief advice officer. ...

15 hours ago

The deputy governor has warned that, as super funds’ overseas assets grow and liquidity risks rise, they will need to expand their FX hedge books to manage currency expos...

15 hours ago