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 DANIEL BUTLER , WILLIAM FETTES | FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022 How to formulate a robust succession plan. Read more  JOSEPH CHEUNG , WILLIAM FETTES | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018 An individual's total superannuation balance (TSB) determines many of their superannuation rights and entitlements, such as eligibility to contribute after-tax amounts into superannuation without an excess arising. Due to the importance of total superannuation ... Read more JOSEPH CHEUNG , WILLIAM FETTES | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018 The total superannuation balance (TSB) is one of the most important new concepts introduced as part of the major superannuation reforms that broadly came into effect on 1 July 2017. Read more PAGE: 1 |
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The 'blind spot' costing advisers nearly $10bn: Research
|Research from Elemnta indicates financial advisers do not realise they are expending nearly twice as much effort on non-advised operations, highlighting a perception gap and challenges related to data collection and access, which cost 6000 practices about $9.36 billion in "destroyed enterprise value".
Inheritors struggle to act on financial advice: Survey
|Australia's wealthy inheritors are making major financial decisions before they feel ready, with new research highlighting a gap between receiving professional advice and having the confidence to act on it.
NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS
HUB24 and Colonial First State (CFS) say the New Class of Advisers (NCA) will unlikely solve the retirement advice gap Australians face, noting the focus needs to be on helping reduce friction for those with complex advice needs.
Advised cover faces claims data test
Group superannuation insurance appears to outperform individual advised cover on some claim's measures, raising questions about the value of advice when it comes to protecting clients against disability.
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Though she initially tried, Sacha Burchgart couldn't escape the call of a career in financial advice; it just took staring down her own mortality to see what's possible when you do things differently. Jamie Williamson writes.
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How technology is turning tax complexity into client clarity
What used to be a relatively simple back-of-the-envelope calculation is now much more challenging, Morningstar says.
Why Australia's financial advisers will be more valuable in 10 years, not less
Despite a rise of innovative solutions across the wealth management sector, financial advisers will prove valuable for in-person advice.
What America's $1 trillion direct indexing boom tells us about the evolution of MAs
What Australia can learn from direct indexing, a tax-efficient form of managed accounts utilised in the US.
Stonepoint is another lesson in fund governance and investor protection
The demise of the Stonepoint Capital Fund may have gone under the radar for many, but proves an important point for independent governance when examined.
