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Planning diploma relevant despite FASEA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... education, ongoing professional development and study will be required by all industry participants, not just the advisers. "The age of compliance will require the entire advisory practice to be on the same page as the authorised adviser in order to ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... industry bodies have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to back flip on its longstanding proposal to increase the Age Pension age to 70. ISA deputy chief executive Matt Linden said the peak body for industry superannuation funds is pleased ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... the Government intends to bring it in line with the overall framework by providing income to substitute or supplement the Age Pension. "Treasury is on a mission and you need to be listening," he said. SSGA has been working on CIPR equivalents in the ...

Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Commonwealth Bank is extending its domestic and family violence support program due to customer need, with its helpline receiving about 90,000 calls in the first month. Initially launched as a 12-month pilot in November 2017, the CBA Domestic and Family ...

Super fund members satisfied but restless

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Superannuation fund members are more satisfied with their funds than the previous year but an increasing number is looking to switch funds, according to Investment Trends. Latest insight shows 71% of super fund members rated their level of satisfaction ...

Industry fund renews insurer, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... people, as proposed in the Federal Budget and the Productivity Commission's draft report. Cover for new members under the age of 25 is now on an opt-in basis. They will then be defaulted into life insurance cover on their 25th birthday - providing they ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... 1500 pre-retirees believe they will have saved enough for retirement. Most expect to rely more on superannuation than on the Age Pension for income in later years. The survey of AustralianSuper and non-AustralianSuper members shows pre-retirees believe ...

Robo-advice users in for the long haul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... super, while 28.6% are using it to accrue retirement savings. Six Park said these trends are most obvious across under the age of 45, with the pursuit of long-term goals now more common than saving to buy a property, go on holiday or pay for a wedding. ...

HSBC quietly exits financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
HSBC Australia is shuttering its retail financial advice division. The closure follows a strategic review and HSBC Australia did not disclose how many staff members are affected. A HSBC spokesperson said: "We have ceased offering retail financial planning ...

CIPR framework timely but questions remain

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... base, and commends it for factoring in circumstances often overlooked - member needs and preferences, eligibility for the Age Pension and cognitive decline. But there are still a number of drawbacks, SuperEd chair Jeremy Duffield said. One is that CIPRs ...