Financial advice

Financial advice

The corporate watchdog’s consultation paper is an important step forward but the limited licence regime needs to be redesigned to provide scaled advice for self-managed s...

Financial advice

QSuper has confirmed it is considering allowing the deduction of advice fees from member accounts by external advisers. ...

Financial advice

It is now officially illegal to hawk a member of a MySuper product into a choice product offered by the same fund and this will ultimately boost retirement savings of Aus...

Financial advice

Industry funds are urging more clarity from the regulators on what can be delivered via limited and intrafund advice while canvassing the ability to bill members in three...

Financial advice

Superannuation funds identified as having delivered advice which might be detrimental to their members were asked to do no more than put it right and confirm they had don...

Financial advice

Only superannuation advice regarding consolidating other accounts including defined benefit along with retirement advice should be classified as ‘complex personal advice’...

Financial advice

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has challenged whether advice is actually affordable or not given Australians ar...

Financial advice

One of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds has confirmed it actually directly charges members who access intrafund advice....

Financial advice

Intrafund advice must be seen to leave clients better off or it will likely fail best interests, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. ...

Financial advice

National Australia Bank super entities NULIS and MLC Nominees have been hit by Federal Court penalties out of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission action o...

Financial advice

The SMSF Association has launched nine compulsory online modules as part of its SMSF Specialist Advisor designation....

Financial advice

Superannuation funds need the ability to deliver a wider range of financial advice to members, according to a roundtable....

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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 5 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

1 year 6 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 6 months ago

The UK aims to boost investments via Australia’s super fund sector, unlocking major bilateral business and growth opportunities....

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The Future Fund has received government approval to internally manage transactions in Australian infrastructure and property, marking a significant shift in its investmen...

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The super fund has welcomed Robert Potter and Wayne Davy to its board of directors....

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