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Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Superannuation fund trustees have been provided a helping hand in the constant battle to manage members' retirement income. Global professional services company Towers Watson has launched a Retirement Strategy Appraisal (RSA) framework that aims to ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Oh-em-gee! The R-word is back! I could almost hear my next door neighbour saying "I told you so" with the attendant knowing smirk and a wagging finger. Yes Virginia, a recession is again looming for Australia brought to us by the Sydney Morning Herald's ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Australia's complex superannuation system disproportionately benefits higher-income earners and "undermines the progressivity of the income tax system." The IMF's latest economic assessment of Australia says ...

Findex launches online advice service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Findex has launched an online financial advice service available "obligation-free" to the general public. ASK Crowe Horwath allows businesses and individuals to pose questions "covering the full spectrum of financial services," according to Findex's ...

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

Managed Accounts challenge to retail wealth groups

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Almost all major retail wealth groups now offer managed accounts but that doesn't mean they are using the same strategy to get involved with the emerging sector. Rainmaker has just completed its second annual Managed Accounts report containing a detailed ...

S&P warns banks on cyber risk

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Standard & Poor's has warned the global banking industry that it may soon factor cyber-security risk into its credit rating services. In a new report, the researcher and index provider highlighted the rising threat of cyber-attacks on banks, which it ...

AMP advice adds Van Eck ETFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Two Van Eck exchange-traded funds have been added to the AMP approved product list. The Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF and Market Vectors Australian Banks ETF will now be available to advisers at AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial ...

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
The SMSF Association has paid tribute to federal politician Bernie Ripoll, who recently announced his resignation as Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Ripoll will be leaving politics at the next election and the SMSF Association ...

OneVue launches new advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
OneVue has launched its new financial advice platform, LUMINOUS. Built over 18 months, the platform as designed to be heavily customised to individual client preferences, to the extent of facilitating self-directed investors who may wish to "drop in ...