The Royal Commission has questioned the ability of the best interests of superannuation fund members to be maintained within vertically integrated institutions....
The Royal Commission has focused on the vertically-integrated structures with NAB/MLC and their impact on internal decision-making with respect to both advice and superan...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has declared that the lack of compulsion around the insurance inside superannuation code represents a ‘significant we...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has noted the absence of a ‘best interests’ obligation on employers when selecting default superannuation and the lac...
As Australia’s superannuation industry is grilled by the Royal Commission, the UK Government has announced the Commons Select Committee will hold an inquiry into pension ...
The Royal Commission has been told that a months-long examination of the status of so-called plan service fees charged to unadvised MLC superannuation customers was not a...
The intricate structures flowing from Industry Fund Services and encompassing Industry Super Australia will be examined by the Royal Commission, including whether some ad...
A key witness for NULIS and MLC/NAB, Paul Carter, has admitted to the Royal Commission that adviser contribution fees imposed by the fund were “best described as a commis...
The Royal Commission will examine the status of the industry funds ‘fox in the henhouse’ advertising campaign....
Information provided to the Royal Commission by industry superannuation funds appears to have created a better impression than some retail funds....
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has already pointed to the ‘inherent tension’ in the regulatory and su...
The Superannuation Consumers’ Centre has welcomed a $2.5 million funding burst stemming from regulatory action against two major banks, enabling it to be fully operationa...
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 ...