While investing offshore is beginning to look attractive once again, even the experts recognise there are potential problems for the unwary among the opportunities, and t...
FPA and AFA make last-ditch call for financial planner elements of TASA bill to be removed to allow appropriate review....
The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, is keynote at an upcoming Super Review thought leadership breakfast....
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has launched a new investment product — the Carnegie WorldWide Equity Trust — off the back of its alliance with Carnegie Asset Management....
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) associations are celebrating another win after the Federal Government quietly removed proposals to restrict related party transact...
The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has provided further details on its self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) lending training program for credit a...
Super contribution cap welcomed for older workers but slug on higher earners is disincentive and adds complexity to system...
Web-based registry platform DST Bluedoor will expand into Europe after partnering with International Financial Data Services (IFDS), a joint venture between DST Systems a...
Corporate super advisers will need to team up with super fund administrators to ensure a continuation of their revenue stream as a result of the combined effects of the F...
AFA chief executive Brad Fox says the AFA will re-engage with the FSC around churn but that the major insurers must also ante up....
Letter from Shorten and consultation with ASIC prompts FSC to reopen moves for self-regulation around churn. ...
An ASFA submission has confirmed the degree to which super funds are evolving to meet the retail market....
Only the Coalition in the Senate stands between the passage of the legislation enshrining ‘planner’/‘adviser’....
Geoff Summerhayes argues that there exist parallels between the public’s acceptance of sustainable energy and the push for a sustainable life insurance industry, with the...
Financial advisers who focus on communication with clients benefit at the bottom line...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....