Financial planners may well be resistant to the Government's two-year opt-in, but many are already putting in place the paperwork necessary to establish the arrangement w...

Both the FPA and AFA have distilled their lobbying on FOFA to sets of key issues and vow to maintain the fight....

Recent suggestions that Kevin Rudd would offer Bill Shorten the Treasury portfolio in the event Rudd returned to the prime ministership is a reflection of the silliness t...

Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....

For financial advisers, the need to be able to assess their clients’ risk is assuming far greater importance, according to Gabriel Carey....

Dealer group Synchron has accused life insurance companies and the Financial Services Council of deeming all discontinued life policies as churn, and presenting figures a...

There are several reasons why many financial planners avoid recommending industry super funds. Cameron Darrow outlines a few....

Financial planning industry awaits announcements from Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, while lobbying around FOFA amendments intensifies....

The Financial Services Council has warned against the Government considering FOFA, MySuper and the Productivity Commission review in isolation....

Securitor has developed an offering to help accountants continue to provide SMSF-related services....

The Federal Opposition has warned of Parliamentary force on FOFA changes, while the ISN's David Whiteley has backed the flexible implementation of FOFA....

Dominic McCormick explains why passive funds are not a low risk portfolio approach....

The financial services industry has turned its attention to the parliamentary independents in the wake of the failure of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills....

The divide between Government and Coalition members of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills means their fate resides with the independents....