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PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Turnbull Government is the latest administration to announce a superannuation inquiry to investigate efficiency of the system and review how default funds are selected. A statement jointly released by Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer ...

Zurich launches LIF support initiative

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... give advisers and customers more certainty and stability too," said Brooks. "Adapting to change of this magnitude is no easy task, but with the support represented by our five Blueprints for the Future, we are confident we can help advisers create a ...

CFA societies launch advocacy council

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... had the depth and breadth of insights from across the financial services industry to lend their expertise to achieving this task. Advocacy Council members: Paula Allen - consultant and partner, Social Ventures Australia Graeme Bibby - chief investment ...

HLB Mann Judd launches estate planning

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... and writing to every single beneficiary to check if they are making a claim on the super - is probably a big enough admin task for them at the moment let alone trying to capture all the other elements and assets that an individual might have. You really ...

Investor group welcomes carbon disclosure inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

Industry welcomes Innovation Statement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... plugging the current capital and commercialisation gap between our research investment and entrepreneurial potential, with the task of bringing these ideas and products to the market," AVCAL chief executive Yasser El-Ansary said. KPMG also embraced the ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set up an internal robo-advice taskforce that will monitor developments in digital advice. The taskforce will focus on studying how robo-advice providers comply with the best interests ...

Court fines SMSF admin for "free setup" ads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
The Federal Court of Australia has fined Superannuation Warehouse Australia (SWA) for misleading "free setup" advertising. ASIC commenced legal action against SWA in May for advertising self-managed superannuation fund setup services on two separate ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... end-2015: Develop legislation to improve governance and transparency in super. Progress the Retirement Income Streams Review. Task the Productivity Commission to immediately develop and release criteria to assess the efficiency and competitiveness of ...

FSI retirement response receives support

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... and to assess the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia's superannuation system. The government will also immediately task the Productivity Commission to "develop alternative models for a formal competitive process for allocating default fund members ...