Research highlights need for advisers to prepare for battle

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National President of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Dr Jim Taggart, OAM says recent research published by Roy Morgan Research around the low level of consumer trust in advisers

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Actuaries call for standardised superannuation fund benefit projections to help members

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Superannuation funds should include member benefit projections in annual member statements to help members track their progress towards their retirement savings goals and encourage voluntary super contributions, according to a

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Preventing insolvent trading: the focus of new ASIC report

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ASIC has today released a report that sets out the key messages and outcomes of its national insolvent trading program (NITP). The report, National Insolvent Trading Program Report (REP 213)

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Sector ETFs Take ETF Strategies to a More Active Level Including Core/Satellite and Sector Rotation Strategies

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With a sector ETF, investors can take ETF strategies to a more active level. Sector ETFs buy the sector, rather than the individual stocks, and gain an appropriately weighted interest

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AFA’s search for a star reaches final

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Richard Klipin, CEO of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) says the future of financial advice is in good shape, judging by the standard of the finalists in this year’s

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SMSF Use of Sector ETFs Likely to Follow the Success of Broader Passive Investments

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For the first time in Australia, investors can take a view on a particular market sector such as Resources, Financials or Energy. With a sector ETF, investors can simply buy

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Russell’s super administration model focused on members

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Russell introducing intra-fund advice to support its member engagement strategy More than 70 staff accepted roles to join Russell’s administration business Global financial services firm Russell Investments announced it is

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Financial planning in Australia: a bright future

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Financial planners have been the recipients of an inordinate amount of ‘broad brush’ criticism over the last few years – some justified, some not so. Consumer surveys seem to regularly,

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NTAA Hits Back At Criticism From the Financial Planners Association of Australia

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NTAA Hits Back At Criticism From the Financial Planners Association of Australia. More than 800 members of The National Tax & Accountants’ Association (NTAA) attending a seminar in Sydney have

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Magnitude tackles the future at fifth annual conference

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Magnitude will hold their fifth annual conference this week with the dealer group tackling the future under the conference theme, “Swing of the Pendulum,” against the backdrop of Byron Bay.

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