Leading financial advisory firm, Dixon Advisory, has backed measures announced as part of tonight’s Federal Budget to give older Australians more financial flexibility. ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed closer scrutiny of advice provided via superannuation funds while noting that conflicts of interest in ...
While making full use of member engagement data will involve the use of artificial intelligence, super funds need to remember that positive member advice offerings will s...
Accessing superannuation and understanding the conditions for release was forefront of many advisers’ mind last month, proving a hot topic for superannuation advice....
Sunsuper has announced that it will introduce intra-fund financial advice fee caps, at the same time as defending the deduction of advice fees from super balances....
The Federal Government has reinforced its intention to prohibit the deduction of advice fees from MySuper accounts at the same time as signalling more flexibility around ...
AMP Limited has acknowledged a multi-million impact flowing from the Government’s legislative changes to superannuation including transferring 370,000 low balance account...
IOOF has moved to an 82 per cent economic interest in ANZ Pensions and Investment business despite issues raised at the Royal Commission, while acknowledging a remediatio...
Challenger Limited has confirmed the degree to which the negative perception of advisers generated by the Royal Commission is hitting its bottom line....
The Actuaries Institute has signalled its willingness to assist in the implementation of the Royal Commission’s final report’s recommendations....
Kenneth Hayne’s emphasis on culture signals clearly that responsibility for misconduct lies with the senior management and boards of the entities involved, an executive a...
Investors and self-managed super funds with exposure to the retail property market need to remain alert as the sector is expected to see a significant change....
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 ...