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Annual renewals protect investors: ISN

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
Annual renewals will be a key element of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, and failure to implement these arrangements will see the reforms 'seriously compromised', according to the Industry Super Network. ISN this month released a briefing paper ...

SMSFs more sensitive to advice fees: report

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... fees, with 15 per cent of those surveyed in a new Investment Trends research expecting to pay less to access financial advice. The new research gives a glimpse of how much SMSF trustees are willing to pay for advice and while the majority seek professional ...

Patron signs IOOF Pursuit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Patron Financial Advice has renewed its contract with IOOF's Pursuit platform. Patron chose to renew the deal with IOOF due to the platform provider's transparent administration fee structure, it said in a statement. "Pursuit's pricing structure, in ...

APESB extends consultation

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... proposal has received criticism for its tighter stance, especially when compared to the government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, which would allow percentage-based assets fees, except in products where there's gearing involved. After it ...

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... the CHOICE Super Satisfaction Survey which assess funds across a range of issues including the quality of the financial advice, fees and investment performance. Telstra scored fourth overall out of all funds, with its score over 10 per cent higher than ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... government would lose. If this was to occur, for example, during a debate over legislation to do with the mining tax, financial advice or SG then the reforms would grind to a halt. Causing the problems is the inexperienced independent MP Robb Oakshott ...

Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... crisis hangover with falling levels of confidence. Help is out there and Australians need to seek out professional financial advice," said Geoff Summerhayes, Suncorp Life chief executive officer. The upside is that Suncorp Life will take the findings ...

ATO tackles SMSF fraud risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... superannuation law". What's more, ASIC also states that the trustee is responsible for any decisions made, even if financial advice is sought, with SMSF trustees unable to complain the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal as this is only available to members ...

Club Plus Super offers planning, opens fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... industry funds generally have a higher satisfaction rating than those of retail funds. When it comes to seeking financial advice, members of industry funds are hesitant to look externally and to date, have had limited access to quality financial planning ...

Intra-fund advice takes off

ISN RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... statement. Projections estimate that within 15 years, nearly one million Australians could be accessing simple financial advice from their super fund every year. David Whiteley, chief executive of ISN described the growth of intra-fund advice as a significant ...