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New Fortnum advice business targeting accountants

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... it out but what they don't realise is that there's more to it than just licensing. They may need to undertake additional study so they can't afford to leave it much longer before committing to a course of action," he said.

QSuper number one for member satisfaction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... superannuation fund in the country, according to a new report by Engaged Marketing. The 2014/15 Superannuation Benchmarking Study also found that QSuper members were most likely to recommend the fund. The study surveyed more than 3,720 Australians under ...

Surge in Australian-educated FM professionals heading OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
An international study of Australians working in global asset management who were educated at Australian universities has found that more than half are now working for asset management firms outside Australia. The most represented universities among ...

The pathway to professionalism

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Large financial institutions are raising education standards for their financial advisers. For those already holding the right qualifications it will be business as usual, but for those who need to do some studying, Laura Millan has come up with a guide ...

Australia's pension system second best in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... pension systems have improved across the board since 2010, with the original group of 14 countries included in the 2010 study improving their score on average by almost 3%. The report's author, Mercer senior partner Dr David Knox, said Australia's rising ...

US private sector super coverage just 50pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... sector workers is still stuck on about 50%, reveals updated analysis from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). In the study 'Who Gets Retirement Plans and Why, 2013' the ICI found that most workers who are likely to have the ability to save for retirement ...

Upfront commissions linked to bad advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... advice, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). While 80% of the risk advice examined in the study was paid for via upfront commissions, 96% of non-compliant advice came from advisers who received upfront commissions. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... while Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability, Luci Ellis, is due to speak at the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality Conference. In equities news, Bank of Queensland is expected to release full year results ...

Australians miss out on billions in unpaid super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... almost $2.5 billion annually because their employer does not make mandatory superannuation contribution, according to a new study by Tria Partners. The research, which was commissioned by Cbus, REST and AustralianSuper, found that the average person ...

Young adults know very little about super

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... planning could best be described as worried and sceptical," Professor Ian Ramsay of The University of Melbourne who led the study said. "Only one third consider themselves well informed about superannuation and most are not confident about retirement ...