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Super doing its job: Actuaries Institute

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
The superannuation system is doing its job, a newly published white paper from the Actuaries Institute has concluded, but Financial System Inquiry chair David Murray argues it must be removed from political intervention. The new paper, 'For Richer or ...

Red tape being reduced for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
The federal government is preparing to enact some of its 2015 budget promises that will likely reduce red tape for superannuation funds. Draft legislation announced on Friday aims to allow the Commissioner of Taxation to pay super amounts directly to ...

New guide teaches social media best practice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
Zurich Financial Services Australia has launched a series of case studies that promote best practice by financial advisers in the use of social media and digital marketing. The publication, the first of its kind for the industry, reflects the growing ...

Long term super fund returns approach record levels

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
SelectingSuper has released its final MySuper performance index for 2014/15 confirming that while fund returns dipped below double digit to 9.5% due the 4% fall in equity markets in June, three and five year returns are approaching record high levels. ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
There is a huge opportunity for the financial services sector to seize on the opportunity posed by the country's ageing demographics story, according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. The Member for Oxley highlighted ...

A question of trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
Funny that. Funny that on the same day that RBA Governor Glenn Stevens addressed the Anika Foundation Luncheon in Sydney and told his audience that, "One of the features of much regular discussion of macroeconomic policy, and monetary policy in particular ...

Activist shareholders agitate AMP China fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Asian hedge fund manager LIM Advisors called for shareholder action to force AMP Capital to take steps to narrow the 26% discount on its China Growth Fund. LIM Advisors said it will call an extraordinary general meeting to take the matter to unitholders ...

Griffith, FPA launch academic advice journal

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
Griffith Business School and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will publish an academic journal dedicated to financial planning. The Financial Planning Research Journal will publish academic research around financial advice and it is aimed at ...

A sobering lesson from a social move gone wrong

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
The sacking of a financial adviser after he posted anti-Semitic comments on Twitter shows how social media can make or break an adviser's reputation - and career. Verante Financial Planning director Liam Shorte and his employees follow a strict social ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
We might have to go pass the 11th hour and into the 13th for the "adults" in the "emergency summit" room continue to disagree to agree. Yes Virginia, the Greeks and the troika have exhausted the third of the three scheduled talks this week and still... ...