In the wake of the global financial crisis, the belief that alternative investments offered a safe haven from the tumult of the markets has been shaken, and questions are...

Paul Resnik and Dan Ratner share their different industry experiences to present this insight into the future of financial planning....

Salary freezes and reductions, job cuts and drawn-out recruitment processes: challenging times lie ahead, but the diversity of the financial services sector means a varie...

Government moves to stamp out risky investment behaviour will lead to greater scrutiny of remuneration in the financial services sector, particularly at the executive lev...

A number of financial services companies, including advice firms, could have to review their employee share options for next year in line with the Federal Budget provisio...

A High Court decision in NZ has raised questions about the value of professional indemnity insurance for planners....

After nearly nine months, ASIC has lifted the short-selling ban but has warned that it will reimpose it immediately if market circumstances dictate....

The Rudd Government’s second Budget could have been much tougher than it ultimately proved to be, writes Mike Taylor....

John Perri considers what the temporary reduction in minimum income payments for account-based pensions means for your clients....

There were some hidden messages in the Rudd Government’s second Budget, not least of which was a clear signal that lifting the superannuation guarantee is off the agenda ...

Two major life insurers have expressed concerns over proposed Federal Government legislation that gives extensive additional powers to the Australian Prudential Regulatio...

Additional funding from the 2009 Federal Budget will be used to target companies that phoenix in order to avoid meeting their employees' superannuation requirements, the ...

The Bank of Queensland has for some time been assessing possible merger opportunities, while Suncorp has also been on the market over the past year. A merger of the two g...

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, canvasses a level-playing field when it comes to licensing accountants and financial planners....