Independent Financial Advisers are emerging as winners from the Royal Commission as clients shift away from bank-aligned advisers....
Australia could be left with as few as 25 or 30 major superannuation funds in the next decade as changes roll through the industry, not least those resulting from the Roy...
The chairman of Vanguard, Bill McNabb has cautioned Australian funds against resisting transparency with respect to costs and performance....
The Federal Government has accommodated the wishes of industry funds by extending the so-called “superannuation outcomes test” to choice products, most of which reside wi...
The chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Dr Martin Fahey has argued that there are good reasons for ‘for profit’ superannuation funds ...
The Government has agreed to make an exception of young and low balance superannuation fund members working in high-risk occupations from its opt-in legislation....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that the Labor Party’s proposal to abolish refundable franking credits needs to take into account the bedd...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined the dissent against the Grattan Institute’s retirement report, labelling it “an unprecedented attack on th...
ASFA is encouraging the Government to consider expanding access to the exemption from the contributions work test to individuals with a total superannuation balance under...
The Federal Government has been urged to drop the minimum age for automatic insurance cover inside superannuation to 21, rather than age 25....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that super members shouldn’t panic over last week’s share market falls, as they stand to lose from swappin...
Major superannuation funds have expressed concern at having to retain at least 0.25 per cent of their funds under management to meet operational risk financial requiremen...
Anastasia Santoreneos investigates how much income is really needed for retirement and what strategies can be used before and after retirement to ensure income is sustain...
Major superannuation industry body, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, says that grandfathered planning commissions should be outlawed after a 12-month...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed industry veteran Ken Whitton to the newly created role of professional practice manager....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...