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What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... FASEA-approved exam and an additional two years to meet FASEA's education requirements. 9. FASEA exam results spark debate Following the release of the first ever FASEA exam results in August, advisers took to social media to vent about the results. ...

Super consumer body grateful for intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
With just 18 months of funding left, Super Consumers Australia has been handed a potential lifeline by the government. After the government announced it would take its first steps towards fulfilling a recommendation of the Productivity Commission to ...

Don't over-interpret OECD super fee figures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... superannuation industry to avoid over-interpreting OECD figures indicating Australia's retirement saving system is cheap, as debate breaks out. Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance, has called on Australia's superannuation ...

Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... part of this review. "This will make the underlying assumptions transparent and thus constructively contribute to a robust debate and ultimately good public policy." Industry Super Australia chief executive Bernie Dean also welcomed the consultation ...

AFA calls out FASEA chief inconsistency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... of the lack of clarity on these kinds of issues from FASEA and Glenfield. In a paper for AFA members, he wrote that the debate on recognition of prior learning comes down to what degrees are approved by FASEA, what qualifications are considered equivalent ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
The current climate is pushing the importance of asset allocation to the forefront of building robust portfolios, prompting investment experts to think outside the box of traditional assets. Karren Vergara writes. The importance of making the right ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... beyond the "rhetorical hyperbole and dysfunctional narrative economics of retirement funding" which have plagued public debate over the system this year. "Thirty years on from its modest beginnings our superannuation system has become the target of a ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
A debate is raging about what the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. ...

Cbus chief opposes default longevity requirements for CIPRs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... member base's profile is different from that of the general population, and so should be its products. "There has been much debate around whether our retirement income system should require retirees to manage longevity risk, however Cbus would caution ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... banks and large institutions like the disgraced AMP." Vagliviello said the main cause of discontent for advisers is the debate surrounding commissions in the life insurance industry and the removal of grandfathered revenue. The UFAA maintains that removing ...