Bill Shorten has fuelled criticisms of the Government from within the financial services sector by appearing to pre-empt the findings of the Productivity Commission....
The Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, will outline the Government's position at a Financial Services Council breakfast next Friday....
The Government has outlined a range of changes to give APRA greater scope to take pre-emptive action....
Most financial planning principals have felt the need to reduce costs within their businesses, according to a survey conducted by Money Management....
Government's Super Roundtable told lifting superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent will significantly reduce retirement incomes shortfall....
Being a financial planner feels like living a fairy tale, but perhaps one written by the Brothers Grimm. Bryan Ashenden tells a story about Jack and Jill, two advisers wh...
Financial Services Council tells Productivity Commission the Government's preferred approach on default superannuation funds is based on incorrect information....
New Actuaries Institute research suggests the Government must starting pulling the policy levers on longevity and retirement incomes sooner rather than later....
Catherine Yeung weighs up the evidence as to whether China is headed for an economic hard landing....
ING Direct's new superannuation product, Living Super, is the "inevitable outcome" of the Government's reforms to the industry, according to Minister for Financial Servic...
ASIC has been handed a mammoth task in delivering FOFA, underscoring the tiny window available to the financial services industry to prepare for the new regulatory regime...
Submissions to the Productivity Commission the reveal depth of the divide between government and industry on default funds....
Major superannuation funds argue that all the beneficiaries of SuperStream should pay for its implementation....
Gloomy headlines have at least played a part in creating financial anxiety among Australian investors. Tim Browne explains why it’s important for financial advisers to us...
The techniques that pre-retirees have used in the past to amass a larger superannuation pool are no longer possible, according to Jonathan Philpot, wealth management part...
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,...