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FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... in Financial Planning by 31 December 2017. This is by no means the minimum requirements at every financial services workplace. The minimum training for financial advisers is known as RG146 - a regulatory guide developed by ASIC that focuses around training ...

Plan sponsors have fiduciary obligations: SCOTUS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
In a case that is expected to send shock waves through the US workplace superannuation market, the US Supreme Court has agreed that 401(k) sponsors have a fiduciary obligation to not just monitor their funds but remove underperforming or excessively ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... exercise choice of fund and all employers should be able to choose any MySuper product to be the default fund for their workplace." Loane added that in the Financial System Inquiry, choice and competition were at the centre of recommendations on superannuation. ...

Cbus faces serious industry problems with super payments

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... determination to bring about change to strengthen its Privacy Management Framework. The expertise and diversity amongst the Workplace Distribution Unit should be increased to enhance the valuable role they play for the Fund in managing the relationship ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
In its final Financial System Inquiry (FSI) submission to the Treasury, the Financial Services Council (FSC) has petitioned Government to allow APRA-approved MySuper funds into the default superannuation market. Arguing that the current system stifles ...

Ethnic diversity more concerning than pay

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... address, 46% of respondents highlighted the lack of women in senior roles and 40% asked for more flexibility in the workplace. However, only 4.5% mentioned equal pay as an issue, while 27% mentioned ethnic diversity within the industry as a challenge. ...

Infocus to provide advice to First Super members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Industry Fund Services (IFS) and dealer group Infocus Wealth Management will provide full financial advice services to First Super members. Under the arrangement, Infocus' financial advisers based in Adelaide will travel to locations around South Australia ...

Retail super bounces back

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index made a remarkable recovery during January as it surged 320 basis points to reach 11.5%, with retail MySuper products stretching their short term segment lead to 0.7%. Three ...

Equip Super partners with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Equip Super has partnered with SuperFriend to offer workplace mental health and wellbeing programs. The industry super fund has added the programs to its range of employer and member services, which focuses on forging alliances that can broaden the ...

Corporate super adviser body beefs up to face challenges

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... relevant to their interest in the fund. Latto said that the CSSA is now focused on improving financial education in the workplace and that "members are working with employers and policy committees all the time, to ensure their employees are getting the ...