Financial planners and their clients face an inevitable period of uncertainty at a time of continuing volatility if the Government moves for a double dissolution election...
The FSC, AIST, ASFA and ISA have all welcomed the Government’s move to enshrine superannuation in legislation, and hoped this would bring certainty to super policies. ...
The Federal Government is being urged to upgrade the status of unpaid superannuation guarantee entitlements and include them in the Fair Entitlements Guarantee regime....
ASFA CEO, Pauline Vamos, will be stepping down from her position on 30 June....
The Federal Treasury has revised downwards its estimate of the cost of super tax concessions but the industry believes they are still being over-stated....
People providing so-called “wholesale” advice should not be permitted to call themselves planners....
The Government has been told existing planners will likely need more time to sensibly move to degree level educational qualifications....
Retirees’ cost of living for singles and couples saw a modest rise of 0.2 per cent over the September quarter, ASFA data showed....
Fewer than 500 people have super balances over $10 million but they are skewing percpetions of the super regime....
ASFA has congratulated former Treasurer, Wayne Swan’s, ex-chief-of-staff, on his appointment to Shadow Minister for financial services and superannuation....
Myths surrounding the equity and sustainability of superannuation tax concessions will need to be debunked if there is to be a serious debate about reform, ASFA believes....
Proposed ASIC class order changes to fees and costs disclosure are so opaque one industry group has called for whiteboards and an industry roundtable to dissect them....
Australia must avoid temptation to compromise on how to deal with an ageing population in order to fix housing affordability, ASFA believes....
The Federal Government has been told there is a need to broaden the super regime, including compelling the self-employed to make super contributions....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has confirmed moves in pursuit of a code of conduct for all parties, including lawyers, on the handling of insurance ...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...