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Showing 11 - 20 of 38 results for "Consumer Choice"

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... reduce or abolished commissions have brought them back in order to rebuild decimated industries that has taken away consumer choice and caused bad consumer outcomes." When it comes to the AFA and FPA, the UFAA is clear on its point of view. "It has become ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
ASIC is calling time on the financial services industry's reliance on disclosure as the default consumer protection, saying it enables poor conduct and poor consumer outcomes. The regulator said disclosures have been assumed to inform consumers to make ...

Best-in-show splits industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... chief executive Brad Cooper backed the idea of establishing an expert panel to select the best funds to help guide consumer choice. The Commission wants a Federal Government-backed expert panel to oversee the list. It sees the panel selecting from products ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... recommendation the Federal Government establish an expert panel to select up to 10 "best in show" funds to help guide consumer choice, while sitting outside the industrial system. "Clearly a lot of important detailed design work remains to be done. Nevertheless ...

New investment consultant for $2bn industry fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... seeing in the New Year with a new primary investment consultant. AvSuper, winner of this years' SelectingSuper Consumer Choice award, appointed Frontier Advisors following a comprehensive tender review process conducted by KPMG. "We have had a great ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... Australia Long Term Performance Award AustralianSuper CareSuper Catholic Super Cbus Industry Super Hostplus UniSuper Consumer Choice Award AVSuper Fund of the Year AustralianSuper Cbus Hostplus IOOF Sunsuper UniSuper

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... the largest in the world, representing 29% of the global market. Other recommendations included an increase in consumer choice by allowing annuities as investment options for employer-sponsored retirement plans; and promoting infrastructure investment ...

Competition would save Australians millions in super fees: Deloitte

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... improve Australia's superannuation system, taking into account the inherent challenges in delivering effective consumer choice in the sector." "All Australians should be enabled to freely choose a fund that suits them." According to Rainmaker research ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... budget to reaffirm its commitment to Australia's fintech industry, and sees this industry as a driver of increased consumer choice and jobs growth in financial services." Speaking to Financial Standard, KnowIT chief executive Wayne Wilson said that while ...

AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... the AFA Excellence in Education, AFA Female Excellence in Advice and AFA Practice of the Year Awards and the AFA Consumer Choice Life Insurance Awards. Under his leadership, the number of attendees at AFA professional development events grew to more ...