royal commission

Insurance

The Royal Commission has pointed to flaws and inconsistencies in the regulatory environment around life insurance, including that there is no penalty capable of being imp...

Financial advice

National Australia Bank and its superannuation business, NULIS, have admitted breaches of the Corporations Act occurred with respect to fees charged to super fund members...

Superannuation

AustralianSuper has defended its financial backing of Industry Super Australia’s ‘fox in the henhouse” advertising campaign arguing that superannuation funds have a right...

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed it is reviewing its actions against IOOF and Colonial First State in light of testimony given to the Royal Co...

Superannuation

A background paper provided to the Royal Commission has pointed to insurance-based account erosion as being a major challenge for the superannuation industry....

Superannuation

Royal Commission questions regulatory capability of both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority where sup...

Superannuation

Australian superannuation has delivered on its core objectives despite the shortcomings that have been highlighted by the Productivity Commission and the Royal Commission...

Editorial

The latest round of Royal Commission hearings have again brought into question the inherent conflicts and therefore the suitability of vertically-integrated structures in...

Superannuation

Royal Commissioner, Kenneth Hayne has questioned the issues which prevented the merger of Catholic Super with the Australian Catholic Super Retirement Fund....

Superannuation

The Royal Commission has questioned whether members of Suncorp superannuation funds may have been charged twice with respect to administration services....

Superannuation

The Royal Commission has questioned the ability of the best interests of superannuation fund members to be maintained within vertically integrated institutions....

Superannuation

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...

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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. ...

11 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

11 months 1 week 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 ...

11 months 1 week ago

The proposed reforms have been described as a key step towards delivering better products and retirement experiences for members, with many noting financial advice remain...

18 minutes 57 seconds ago

Jim Chalmers has defended changes to the Future Fund’s mandate, referring to himself as a “big supporter” of the sovereign wealth fund, amid fierce opposition from the Co...

3 days 22 hours ago

Demand from institutional investors was the main driver of growth in Australia’s responsible investment (RI) market in 2023, as the industry continued to gain momentum....

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