Getting the culture right
Building a positive culture takes time and commitment but it shouldn’t take forever – nor cost a fortune in consultancy fees. Eva Scheerlinck writes.
April 16, 2019
Majority support grandfathered commissions ban: poll
Advisers are far from forming a consolidated view on the banning of legacy commissions, but an online poll reveals 65 per cent either agree with the 2021 cut-off date or want to bring it forward.
April 15, 2019
Women in Super urges Canberra to act
Women in Super is urging the future government to deal with the critical issue of improving women's retirement outcomes.
April 15, 2019
Inside the Liberal Party’s bare economic policy
The LNP might need a few years in the wilderness to do some serious soul searching and move past the debt bubble economics that still dominate its economic approach.
April 12, 2019
ASIC signals adviser levy reduction for 2018-19 FY
Advisers could be in for a decrease in the amount they pay for their own regulation according to ASIC’s recently published industry levy estimates.
April 12, 2019
‘Ventriloquist’ kids clouding capacity issues for advisers
A recent white paper on legal advice for ageing clients warns that their children are getting in the way of legal capacity and cognitive ability determination.
April 11, 2019
Navigating investment risk
Investment risks are ever-present, but so are the risks associated with not understanding our own behavioural biases. Both are equally important for investors, particularly around retirement.
April 11, 2019
SMSF Advisers Network ‘anticipated’ ASIC scrutiny
The nation’s fastest growing licensee has opened up about its recent slap on the wrist from the regulator, saying it anticipated some attention due to their rapid growth.
April 10, 2019
The problem with MySuper default strategies
Whether people are in retail or industry super funds, the 'blunt approaches' of lifecycle product design should be replaced with a more tailored approach according to one industry expert.
April 10, 2019
Switching to fixed fees: Adviser tackles the ‘vexed question’
Rob Pyne says that changing to a fixed-fee remuneration model feels like swimming upstream. Be prepared for a lot more accountability, he warns, and smaller margins.
April 09, 2019
Does super industry remuneration pass the BBQ test?
Former Mine Super CIO David Bell discusses the appropriate maximum remuneration for an executive and whether he was part of the problem.
April 09, 2019
