Choice of fund legislation was finally passed this year, and while Senator Helen Coonan championed the cause on behalf of the Government, in the end the deciding vote was...
Labelled the ‘fathers’ of term allocated pensions, Richard Gilbert and David Shirlow teamed up to revolutionise retirement incomes....
The launch of reverse mortgage products into the Australian market could offer individuals without significant super savings the opportunity to create an income stream in...
With the baby boomer generation now entering retirement, or certainly looking down the gun barrel, the focus on retirement income streams, by both the government and fina...
The rapid net asset growth of Australia’s industry superannuation funds means they will need to invest around $150 billion over the next five years, of which up to $15 bi...
Accountancy giant Deloitte has released a web-based anti-money laundering tool, which it says will only cost financial planners the price of a hamburger....
“Broad-brush” critics of the financial planning industry have had their disapproval blunted by a new survey, which found a growing number of consumers believe the quality...
The FPA has told financial advisers not to be afraid of possible costs to their business that will be imposed when the Government releases its long awaited anti-money lau...
Superannuation funds should be permitted to provide members with estimated projections of the future value of retirement savings in line with overseas practices, accordin...
Many a financial planner would have spat out their coffee last June when news of the biggest potential shake-up of financial planning education landed on their desk. A sm...
Household savings rates in many OECD countries have fallen sharply in recent years, with the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand now having the lowe...
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,...