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New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... will help financial advisers and funds respond to the ageing population and the growing need for comprehensive retirement advice and products. The ASFA Certificate of Post-retirement focuses on member needs and key risks in retirement, as well as the ...

AMP Capital joins retirement education portal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... asset manager to join the Lonsec Retire Industry Panel, an online portal designed to help planners give better retirement advice to their clients. The website, www.lonsecretire.com.au, already has the support of NAB Asset Management, Colonial First State ...

ASIC to scrutinise intra-fund advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... see how much advice and what sort of advice is being included in the intra-fund category, for example, whether retirement advice is captured in that category, and how trustees also cope with the need of their members for ongoing advice. "Personally I'm ...

No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... hardest hit by this policy. However she said that super funds and other organisations involved in providing retirement advice could play a greater role in providing solutions. "Clearly, gender-specific financial literacy programs or products could have ...

Lonsec and Milliman challenge current advice model for retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... released whitepaper by the two firms, dubbed 'Herding, Denial and Zeitgeist: Who will be First to Grasp the Post-Retirement Advice Opportunity?', they contend that the current financial advice model serving retirees is suboptimal. The whitepaper argues ...

FPA calls on ASIC for clearer advice definitions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... study of financial advice, The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) measured the quality of retirement advice provided and people's experience of obtaining financial advice. Report 279 Shadow shopping report of financial advice REP ...

Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
The results of ASIC's shadow shopping research, which found only 3% of retirement advice was 'good', has revealed flaws in our current advice system, according to some industry figures. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released ...

Zenith secures two advice firms

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... RetireCare Personal Wealth Management advice firm and its four offices across Melbourne. The long-term financial and retirement advice practices confirmed it chose Zenith as it worked best with the financial advisers and in-house systems at RetireCare. ...

Former MilitarySuper chief joins HOSTPLUS

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... and enhance the products and services available to our members...especially those seeking to use pre and post retirement advice, pensions and other retirement products," said Elia. Watson has previously been deputy chief executive officer at Australian ...

ASIC starts shadow shopping

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... double over the next decade. It's critical people make good decisions about their retirement and get quality retirement advice to make the most of their retirement savings," said Greg Medcraft, ASIC Commissioner. An expert reference group from both industry ...