With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...
Southeast Asian nations’ superior growth rates, lower leverage and huge infrastructure spending are looking increasingly attractive, according to Fidelity’s Gareth Nichol...
Prime Super has joined the growing list of superannuation funds to gain approval from the APRA for a MySuper product....
An important statistical snippet came to light during the hearings into legally enshrining the terms ‘financial planner/adviser’ – nearly 50 per cent of planners/advisers...
Industry broadly welcomes Government’s decision to include contribution cap rise for over-60s in Budget....
Assuming the Government's proposed changes to superannuation become law, they are likely to have a significant impact on certain super fund members. DBA Lawyers' Daniel B...
Treasury officials have briefed the industry on the legislation to remove super tax concessions to upper-income earners....
If the Government’s super tax changes ever make it into law, they are likely to create planning opportunities....
Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....
The Govt’s move on super tax concessions for high income earners from the last Budget has finally made it into legislation....
Legal experts Samantha Hills and Grant Holley dissect the best interests duty and the obligations that come with it....
With the Federal Budget, end of financial year and Federal Election looming, the financial planning industry is still facing a number of critical legislative loose ends. ...
While the compulsory superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) rate will increase from 9 to 9.25 per cent on 1 July 2013, many Australians may not have thought about how it's...
The Federal Government this week released the draft regulations covering MySuper funds, highlighting that product providers will be required to disclose investment risk, ...
The financial services industry is bracing itself for Budget nasties as Treasury summons organisations for Friday talks....
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,...