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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has identified eight red flags which would make it ‘extremely unlikely’ for an investor to gain any advantage from us...

Insurance

It is unclear what legal ramifications there are for super trustees who misidentify carve out members and the Government needs to create a communication campaign during t...

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been placed on notice by a Parliamentary Committee over directing penalty monies to the funding of ‘activist grou...

Superannuation

While a court decision is still pending on the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s action against IOOF Limited, a Parliamentary Committee has heard from the Aust...

News

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has acknowledged the likelihood of an advice gap, particularly for lower income earners, but is looking to superannua...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds will also be exposed to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s enhanced search warrant powers according to the explanatory materials ...

Superannuation

SMSF trustees will need a Legal Entity Identifier by 30 September if they want to transact non-exchange traded instruments such as CFDs and FX....

Financial advice

The Association of Financial Advisers has urged the banning of unsolicited sale telephone sale of superannuation products along the same lines as a ban on telephone sales...

Financial advice

Following a remediation program Suncorp has compensated 4,000 GuardianFP clients....

Expert Analysis

The financial advice industry is at an inflection point with adviser numbers set to plummet but demand for advice on the rise. Superannuation funds will fail their member...

Financial advice

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has changed the rules to allow the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to name firms....

News

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against holding to timeframes for changes to internal...

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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 4 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

1 year 4 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 4 months ago

With member confidence constantly tested amid market volatility, super funds are struggling to provide clear, timely, and empathetic member communication – an area that’s...

19 hours 35 minutes ago

With Damian Graham stepping into a new capacity within the $190 billion super fund ahead of his retirement, a global search is set to commence for his replacement....

19 hours 37 minutes ago

Labor’s re-election has reignited calls to strengthen Australia’s $4.2 trillion super system, with industry bodies urging swift reform amid economic and demographic shift...

19 hours 53 minutes ago