Industry bodies have applauded the Government’s appointments to the Treasury, stating it is a ‘clear indication’ of the strategic focus being placed on financial services...
The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer has confirmed the Government’s desire to pursue a comprehensive overhaul of the superannuation system....
Retail super funds only have a higher satisfaction rate over industry funds when balances are under $5,000, according to Roy Morgan Research....
Banks need to stop paying all incentives, including all grandfathered commissions, to help re-build confidence in the banking system, ISA believes....
ASFA said it would take time to assess the impacts of the Opposition’s proposed measures on the taxation of superannuation....
Australia’s compulsory superannuation is not only helping diversify assets but is also reducing the cost of the Age Pension and risk, ASFA believes....
Super fund members are either unaware of what to do or overwhelmed by the issue according to ASFA...
ASIC has been warned that cobbling together guidance on PDS fee disclosure is not enough and that the underlying legislation needs to be fixed....
Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, is set to consider a number of measures to make superannuation more flexible, including moves to allow Australians use their super to fund ...
ASFA warns policymakers need to pay attention to longer retirement periods as the Intergenerational Report touches on rising lifespans and retirement periods of Australia...
Pay inequality will cause a retirement gender gap with one in three women having not a superannuation fund at all, according to ASFA....
New research suggests few superannuation fund members have any real idea of the life insurance they hold inside super....
New research has revealed that price is no longer regarded as the most important factor in insurance selection with benefit design and claims handling the trump cards....
ASIC has been told the ATO is on the right track with its ‘digital by default’ approach. ...
New survey reveals strong support for at least one-third independent directors on superannuation fund boards....
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,...