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AMP, CFS and Vision Super get the Epic Retirement Tick
|Three super funds, AMP Super, CFS FirstChoice and Vision Super, have joined the line-up of funds that have received the Epic Retirement Tick from Chant West and the Epic Retirement Institute.
Another C-suite member leaves Rest
|The super fund has seen another C-suite executive depart this week, following the chief financial officer's exit in August.
Brookfield AM managing partner calls time
|A Brookfield Asset Management managing partner, who at one point led the Australian private equity business, has wrapped up his 13-year tenure at the firm.
MLC Super cuts admin, investment fees
|MLC Super will cut administration and investment fees for members from October 1, with 511,000 members set to benefit from lower costs across its superannuation options.
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Well about time! We have been charging for strategy advice for over ten years to the distaste of the dealer group but I always thought this was what was most important. The product is a means to an end. Without this point of view we would be merely salespeople. Since we want to be recognised as professionals then we should use that professionalism to provide strategy and advice that may not involve product at all. And guess what? Clients will actually pay a review fee for that! We know..we do it! Bring it on I say! When you adopt this attitude, you are clearly operating in the clients best interests as, for instance, their current super fund is probably doing an ok job for them anyway. This will eventually be how financial services operates if we want to be perceived as professional and on a par with accountants in terms of trust.