Licensees face stronger obligations to notify clients of bad advice Affected clients will be among the first to know when licenses detect advisers who have done the wrong thing under new legislation to go before Parliament. For more.

Industry funds research confirms centrality of super The centrality of superannuation as a retirement vehicle has been reinforced by new research revealing the financial insecurity felt by current retirees. For more.

Industry fund advertisements seek to lock in 12% A major television advertising campaign funded by Industry Super Australia appears targeted at locking the Government in to its promised 12% superannuation guarantee target by 2025. For more.

Super funds not focused on coronavirus The median balanced option returned 1.9% in January off the back of Australian and international shares, according to SuperRatings. For more.

Coronavirus uncertainty in EMs Attempts to understand how the virus might behave and how that will impact emerging markets aren’t helpful right now, according to Eaton Vance. For more.

Investors visa scheme crucial for Australia’s economy The Australian government needs to improve the significant investor visa scheme to help encourage greater investment into the nation, a fund manager for wealthy future Chinese citizens says. For more.

Objectively, Hayne barely earned a pass mark Much of the commentary attaching to the first anniversary of the Hayne Royal Commission recommendations has tended to flatter what was, objectively, a flawed outcome thoroughly undeserving of receiving a Government rubber-stamp, Mike Taylor writes. For more.

DDO – the devil is in the detail Mike Taylor writes that advisers need to be alert to the current discussion around the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s proposed new design and distribution regime because it imposes onerous obligations. For more.