A major industry superannuation fund is changing its legal structure to allow SMSFs to invest in its underlying investment platform....
Victims of the Trio collapse are threatening to campaign against the Government during the upcoming Federal election, alleging a cover-up encompassing the regulators....
APRA has signalled it regards lending to SMSFs by banks as potentially riskier than other forms of lending....
In the wake of APRA's warning that loans to SMSFs are more complex than those in a traditional retail environment, Craig Morgan, director of SMSF Loans, has voiced his di...
APRA has sought to influence the debate around lending within SMSFs via its regulation of lending institutions....
ASFA's Pauline Vamos argues that 2013 is the dawn of a new era for superannuation, and that the industry will cater to those who own it – the members....
SPAA says recent data released by the ATO undermines claims of mis-selling with respect to SMSFs....
Recently published statistics on SMSFs point to a healthy sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....
Auditor General told that a moral hazard may be generated by the manner in which the so-called APRA levy is raised....
A small number of bad apples in the financial services industry once again managed to attract significant attention in 2012....
The Financial Planning Association’s ‘side deal’ with the Industry Super Network on FOFA drew plenty of flack from many key industry figures....
Financial planners may have embraced life/risk as a valuable revenue stream in recent times but that was not necessarily reflected in the life/risk sector's underlying st...
AMP’s Philip LaGreca explores the key considerations for SMSF trustees investing in overseas property....
TAL chief executive Jim Minto points to the factors driving up group insurance premiums....
A number of risks are looming large on the radars of SMSF advisers, according to the principal of consultant actuarial firm Rice Warner, Michael Rice....
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,...