The debate on growth pensions appears to have deflated, despite promises from the Government. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has issued the Government with a stern warning that any reluctance to reform Australia’s retirement incomes syste...
Small superannuation funds that lost money as a result of the collapse of the Commercial Nominees of Australia (CNA) trustee group will have up to 90 per cent of the loss...
Superannuation reform could be as far off as it has always been, despite this month’s budget announcements. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....
The Government is expected to meet stiff opposition over its plans to place its choice of superannuation fund policy firmly back on the political agenda....
The past year’s tax agenda has been characterised by the ATO’s focus on tax effective schemes and unfair loopholes. FIONA MOORE reports on some of the year’s stand out ta...
The Federal Government is gearing up to act in the key areas of professional indemnity insurance and the implementation of the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) accord...
The crisis in professional indemnity insurance which has engulfed many professions in recent weeks has hit home for financial planners, with at least two more groups refu...
Most financial planners could be excused for thinking that things have gone a little quiet in the world of superannuation....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has today voiced strong opposition to the Labor party’s announcement that it would oppose the Government’s plans to cut the rate ...
Superannuation is a hot topic in the industry at the moment for a few reasons....
The Government has put its choice of superannuation fund policy firmly back on the political agenda with an election night commitment to fund a consumer education campaig...
The Australian Retirement Incomes Streams Association (ARISA) and the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have announced an in-principle agreement to mer...
Cultural issues play an important role in the relationship between client and adviser. NICOLE SZOLLOS reports on some of the challenges faced by advisers working in Asia....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has given up on its call for the Government to conduct a wholesale review of superannuation and will instead c...
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,...