KARREN VERGARA   On the back of the aged care Royal Commission recently announced, financial advisers should delve deeper into the retirement living conversation with clients, according to a technical services expert.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   In its second major acquisition this month, Sargon Capital will acquire 100% of financial advice technology provider Decimal.

KANIKA SOOD   Four Melbourne-based researchers have tested a cognitive training scheme that could help investors overcome fixation with purchase prices and limit losses.HARRISON WORLEY   IFM Investors is part of a consortium seeking to fund and develop the long-awaited Melbourne Airport rail link.

HARRISON WORLEY   Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane equated removing the carve out of life insurance claim handling in the Corporations Act to using "a sledgehammer to crack a nut."KARREN VERGARA   A specialist insurance firm has updated its definitions and expanded product benefits for members.

KANIKA SOOD   Self-managed super fund trustees are using multiple SMSFs to manipulate tax outcomes, Australian Taxation Office deputy commissioner superannuation James O'Halloran said in his speech to the National SMSF Conference in Melbourne.KARREN VERGARA   The self-managed super fund sector outperformed MySuper returns for the third consecutive month, latest SuperGuard 360 data shows.

BENJAMIN ONG   Funds did indeed flow, but it was out rather than into China as emerging markets tumbled, prompted by the escalation of Sino-Yankee trade tensions and the US dollar appreciation.BENJAMIN ONG   Yesterday's European Central Bank's Governing Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   Financial services firms have until close of business today to register for membership of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.HARRISON WORLEY   ASIC has called for improvements to the consistency of disclosure practices among Australia's listed companies.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The longstanding chief executive of Colonial First State Global Asset Management has resigned.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   As the winding down of Arnhem Investment Management rolls on, the portfolio manager of its Global Growth SMA is bowing out.

DARREN SNYDER   Superannuation industry lobby groups are welcoming Labor's election promise to address the super gender gap at retirement. They also believe more can be done.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   If elected, the Labor Party will work to narrow the retirement savings gap by topping up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures.

KANIKA SOOD   A superannuation fund has terminated its administration contract with Mainstream after it announced plans to merge with a larger super fund in July.KANIKA SOOD   A $32 billion public sector fund manager's custody contract has come up for tender as it reviews the market for the best fit.

DARREN SNYDER   More than one-third of Australia's philanthropic giving is now tracked through a new online and interactive platform, answering calls for the industry to be more transparent.DARREN SNYDER   ANZ chairman David Gonski believes Australian philanthropists must give with more rigour as assets that have taken years to accumulate are too often spent on a whim.