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FPA kicks off week of free financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... planning can help them or that they can't afford it," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "Ask an Expert Week gives Australians the chance to try out financial advice for free and without the need to commit to a longer-term relationship with a planner ...

Guardian lowers PI insurance premiums for planners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... a business enabler rather than a chore and commitment to providing positive financial outcomes and advice to more Australians. "The government's amendments to the FoFA reforms have been released for public consultation, and the future of commission structures ...

Sinodinos defends "speedy" FoFA legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... in reduced consumer protection and a decline in professional standards. Further, Sinodinos expressed concern over Australians' access to financial advice. "There are too many Australians making financial decisions for themselves in an ill-informed way ...

Prime Super and HIP to merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Industry superannuation funds Prime Super and Health Industry Plan (HIP) will merge later this year to create a fund with almost $2.4 billion in funds under management and 150,000 members. Under the new arrangement, Prime Super chief executive Lachlan ...

Half of Australians not confident managing money

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Little over 50% of all Australians aged over 14 years old feel confident when it comes to managing their finances and investments, and nearly a third never spend time understanding how financial products work. In contrast, 47.5% of Australians do not ...

Emerging emerging markets concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

Lifecycle the future of pensions globally: Mercer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Lifecycle strategies are the future of both retail and industry superannuation, despite the latter so far favouring the static strategic asset allocation (SAA) for their MySuper options, according to Mercer senior partner Graeme Mather. Researched released ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...

MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
MySuper lifecycle products are not the best option for super funds whose members have lower balances, according to AustralianSuper investment manager Alistair Barker. Over the last year as funds have launched their MySuper options, many have opted for ...

ATO considering tax haven reprieve

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014