HARRISON WORLEY  |    12:55PM   After reforms paved the way for more Australians to top up their superannuation, financial adviser queries around deductible personal super contributions have increased.JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |    12:10PM   AMP has scrapped its Horizons program, replacing it with a new, FASEA-compliant education and training course for financial advisers.

HARRISON WORLEY  |    1:00PM   Governance and risk professionals have rallied against proposals to increase shareholder voices on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |    12:32PM   An $8.5 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a new investment consultant.

DARREN SNYDER   Life insurer TAL is growing its portfolio of health-related education courses through its financial adviser training program.KARREN VERGARA   Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders.

KARREN VERGARA  |    12:10PM   Self-managed superannuation funds are showing a strong demand for off-the-plan properties but often overlook the risks associated with this type of investment.KARREN VERGARA   Westpac will terminate its self-managed superannuation fund loan offering at the end of this month.

BENJAMIN ONG  |    11:08AM   A pretty-ful set of numbers have unsurprisingly triggered a little bit of RBA rate hike speculation.BENJAMIN ONG   Trump could either ramp up his war on trade or eventually succumb to economic dynamics.

KANIKA SOOD  |    12:38PM   ASIC has put a four-year ban on a Queensland adviser for failing to act in his clients' best interests while providing advice on self-managed superannuation funds.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   IOOF is questioning the Productivity Commission's recommendation for a "best in show" superannuation fund shortlist, saying it is akin to providing financial advice.

KANIKA SOOD  |    12:50PM   A former Schroders portfolio management head has snapped the top job at a $27 billion government superannuation fund, after acting in the role for a large part of FY18.KANIKA SOOD  |    12:41PM   The AMP-backed investment fintech has appointed a chief marketing officer from ANZ Wealth, and is expected to make more hires in its sales and marketing teams over the next sixth months.

HARRISON WORLEY   Consultation is now open for the Federal Government's draft regulations extending SuperStream to self-managed superannuation fund rollovers.KARREN VERGARA   Superannuation funds are potentially "underplaying" the riskiness of investment options to members, hence making it difficult to accurately compare products.

HARRISON WORLEY   Fintech incubator Stone and Chalk has launched a national program designed to encourage cooperation between innovators based in its Sydney and Melbourne hubs.HARRISON WORLEY   AdviserLogic clients are now available to use Simple Fund 360, after the software provider integrated with the BGL platform.

DARREN SNYDER   Academics have proposed a new system to better distribute Australia's wealth - one which would see high-income earners pay a charity levy.DARREN SNYDER   Latest research shows less than one-third of family offices are using quantitative models to determine asset class allocations and position sizes. At the same time, equity allocations remain unchanged.