Editorial

The Government needs to accept that the Royal Commission did not get everything right and that it needs to put aside its politically expedient rubber-stamp where advice w...

Editorial

What is the real purpose of the Retirement Income Review?

The strident voices of a number of Government backbenchers should prompt some serious questioning around the real objective of the Government’s Retirement Income Review. ...

Editorial

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 thor...

Editorial

Will the RC stand up to the scrutiny of history?

The Royal Commission has proved to be the biggest disruptor of 2019 but the question needs to be asked: Will it stand the clear-eyed scrutiny of history?...

Editorial

Is it time to reset the FASEA board?

In circumstances where the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has struggled to meet its legislative mandate and garner the respect and confidence of the bro...

Editorial

Can managed accounts thrive beyond regulatory scrutiny?

The question confronting the managed accounts sector is whether increased regulatory scrutiny will act as a brake to its recent rapid growth?...

Editorial

RC/Frydenberg put paid to self-regulation

The question has to be asked whether the financial planning industry’s lacklustre past efforts on member discipline and sanctions fatally undermined proposals for self-re...

Editorial

Global equities – a sector you can’t afford to ignore

The runs are on the board over the long haul – global equities exposures have rewarded investors over the past decade....

Editorial

What is really motivating the Retirement Income Review?

A significant question mark will hang over the Government’s Retirement Income Review if all it seeks to achieve is abandonment of the superannuation guarantee timetable a...

Editorial

Certainty the missing ingredient in retirement incomes policy

Despite the nay-sayers, Australia has developed a superannuation system which is the envy of many other developed economies but, in many respects, it remains a work in pr...

Editorial

Ending grandfathering – advisers deserve the facts

It appears that the Government moved to end grandfathering from the beginning of 2021 without knowing the precise dimensions of the issue and without taking into consider...

Editorial

With greater regulatory power comes great responsibility

Australia’s financial services regulators have been handed greater regulatory powers but is there a danger that their interventions will result in distortions to otherwis...