Former Brisbane adviser Denise Simmons, who recommended clients invest in Westpoint products, has been banned from providing financial services for a period of three year...
Chris Bowen has announced that SMSFs will not be exempt from the changes stemming from the Henry and Cooper reviews....
Platforms have emerged as the major beneficiaries of the growth in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to data collected by specialist superannuation cle...
Research from Wealth Insights and Investment Trends reinforces the degree to which financial planners understand the need for remuneration reform....
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has called on the Cooper Review to embrace the not-for-profit template for default funds while pushing SMSFs into APRA...
Transferring commercial property into a self-managed superannuation fund may lead to significant taxation benefits....
Australia Post is running a 'lifestyle survey' that canvasses consumers' use of investment products, including margin loans and reverse mortgages, and then provides leads...
The global financial crisis appears to have dampened enthusiasm for superannuation co-contributions, but industry funds are winning the battle of rollovers....
Managing risk is all about faith in the market and hanging in for the long term, writes Dale Gillham....
The latest Australian Taxation Office data reveals that while the number of SMSFs is continuing to grow in Australia, the global financial crisis has not given rise to a ...
Macquarie Group has unveiled an expansionary strategy as competitors fall by wayside....
Melbourne man jailed over SMSF theft while his wife is fined for aiding and abetting....
Industry super funds offer superannuants many of the benefits of self-managed superannuation funds, without their downsides, according to Industry Funds Financial Plannin...
Multiport's June survey of SMSF investments has shown that cash has more than doubled in the past 18 months. There are also signs that investors are increasing their expo...
The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has revealed that the value of Australian superannuation assets is fast heading below the $1 trillion mark....
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...