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Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
The heartbeat of a Productivity Commission review in to superannuation efficiency and competitiveness comes from the same super system that has operated for decades. The Commission will assess Australia's $2 trillion retirement savings structure through ...

Class joins forces with bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Class has integrated with a global bank to satisfy demand from SMSFs for access to international assets. Partnering with HSBC, Class will now receive a direct-connect data feed from the bank's savings, transaction and term deposit accounts in its wealth ...

Make advice go viral

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Financial planning practices should be more engaged with social media in order to spread the benefits of financial advice and build consumer trust. The pressure on businesses to have a digital presence is ever increasing, with the societal expectation ...

FPA philanthropic arm donates $147k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Future2 has given more than $147,000 in grants this year to community not-for-profit organisations with programs designed to help young Australians. The total sum is up about 30% from last year's $115,000 grants. This year's recipients were selected ...

Listed infrastructure has winners and losers

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
An evaluation of listed infrastructure is becoming ever more difficult as market conditions in the past year highlight how diverse the asset class is, toppled with the lack of a commonly accepted benchmark. In its recent Infrastructure Securities Sector ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Industry Super Australia deputy chair John Brumby says changing the default superannuation system would pose threats to super fund inflows and lessen the opportunity to invest in nation building infrastructure. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity ...

Charter Hall launches new industrial fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Charter Hall has launched its fourth Direct Industrial Fund. The new fund will invest in 27 high quality industrial properties with an aggregate occupation of 99.8%. Current gross assets represent $84 million, but Charter Hall intends to push that to ...

Mercer chooses new super insurance partner

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016

NAB FP cuts junior advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
NAB Financial Planning has announced it will be cutting 55 entry level adviser roles as it looks to "deliver better customer outcomes" and "position the business for future growth". NAB Financial Planning (NAB FP) revealed it will "realign its business" ...

Super choice needs more than five minutes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
One of the emerging threats to Australian's retirement savings is the fact that one in three SME owners spend less than five minutes selecting their employee's default super fund. This is the key takeout from a recent survey conducted by REST Industry ...