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Features and Analysis
Many of the objectives of the Government’s changes to insurance in superannuation may have been laudable but one of the outcomes has been higher premiums and higher costs...
Superannuation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made clear how it sees the controversial reversal of the evidential burden of proof playing out around the propos...
Superannuation
The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Statewide Superannuation for its representations on insurance cover. ...
Superannuation
Big industry superannuation fund, REST is being pursued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in the Federal Court on charges it made false and misleadi...
Superannuation
While the industry is working towards scaled SMSF advice, the Royal Commission and code of ethics has created a confidence issue in the industry, according to BT. ...
Superannuation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reminded superannuation fund trustees the degree to which they will be playing by the same rules as the financial...
Financial advice
A major superannuation group wants amendments which would see advisers empowered to agree the scope of advice with clients upfront....
Superannuation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission need only regulate in the same terms it did for early release superannuation advice to extend intra-fund advice, acco...
Superannuation
With the Australian Securities and Investments Commission having produced RG 271, former Superannuation Complaints Tribunal chair, former Superannuation Complaints Tribun...
Financial advice
Industry funds have urged an extension of intra-fund advice to cover retirement adequacy scenarios and spouse super. ...
SMSF
The corporate regulator alleges the financial technology firm’s brochure on self-managed superannuation funds was misleading. ...
Superannuation
With a number of superannuation funds having confirmed investment switching by fund trustees and executives during the early COVID-19 market volatility, the Australian Se...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...