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Super potential underrated by Aussies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Baby Boomers rate financial independence as costing $750,000 and wish to retire early but do not see their superannuation as the answer, reflecting a change in sentiment. In a new study assessing attitudes to individual financial health, Baby Boomers ...

OneVue continues to target medical profession

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... planning business and says the motivation for adopting the platform is to provide an offering to members seeking extra independence with support from the group on a needs basis. OneVue had previously created an intermediated consumer platform for members ...

Disclosure requirements under industry scrutiny

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... and it therefore should be disclosed". The AIST said it agreed that consideration needed to be given on the term "independence", saying it was in talks with APRA on the matter. "The vast majority of trustee directors and chairs of boards of not-for-profit ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... standards they adhere to. The new Financial Services Council's Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy will cover the independence of superannuation chairpersons and directors, the disclosure of remuneration, conflicts of interest, environmental ...

Omniwealth provides planning tools for independents

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... which launched a new dealer group website promoting best of breed services for advisers that want to maintain their independence. The dealer group, which provides investment research and an approved product list of managed funds among its services, said ...

AFS acquires QLD planning practice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... Meikle said the decision to join AFS Group was prompted by the dealer group's personal and professional values of independence and its support of Alps Network's fee-for- advice business model. "It was especially encouraging that joining AFS Group required ...

Consolidation creating conflict between product and advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... the reforms," he said. "However, we think the impact will be devastating for the consumer as there will be far less independence. A Big Four Bank or other institution will license most advisers. Their advisers usually need to meet product-based volume ...

Research houses in regulatory spotlight

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... to ensure conflicts of interest are properly managed. The consultation paper was developed over concerns about the independence and quality of research reports. Under the ASIC proposals, research houses would be physically and electronically separated ...

Independent directors not the silver bullet answer, super fund chairs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... chairs were quizzed on various aspects of fund governance during this week's ASFA conference, which included the independence of directors and whether a time limit should be placed on a board member's tenure. Neil Cochrane, chair of the Commonwealth ...

Constructing a fund governance roadmap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... executive of Equip Super and soon to be merged fund Equip Super and Visionsuper, who heads up a 17 member board, said the independence of directors is also vital. "As we embark on the next 12 to 18 months, what's going to be critical is how we actually ...