There is clearly regulatory concern about the activities of property spruikers as they seek to target SMSFs and, as Mike Taylor writes, a clear message needs to be sent. ...
Although the rest of the world has moved heavily into index funds in recent years, Australians and Kiwis have to a degree maintained their love affair with an active mana...
BTIM has invested in a product development team to think specifically about tapping into different client segments, including the SMSF market, according to managing direc...
ANZ has traded SMSF accounting business Super Concepts to part-AMP-owned Super IQ as it redirects into the digital SMSF space....
Underhanded practices remain rife in the property investment sector, with little help available to distinguish reputable dealers from spruikers, an industry body believes...
Negative gearing, capital gains and franking credits are off limits in government discussions, according to senior super industry figure....
SPAA has welcomed the high priority accorded to superannuation with the announcement of Labor's shadow ministry. ...
As the shadow of the Global Financial Crisis finally passes, the popular ‘safety in cash’ philosophy seems to have departed too. But with an ageing population and the mem...
A choice of licensing options now faces accountants who want to handle SMSF business, so it’s important for them and advisers that they make the appropriate choice, write...
A growing number of accountants have a favoured financial planner to feed their self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) clients to, a survey has revealed....
AMP’s life insurance arm had a $24 million loss in Q3, half of which came from lapsed policies....
Peter Hogan explains some of the issues and obstacles that may be faced when attempting to create reserves in an accumulation-style SMSF. ...
Accountants fuel growth of SMSFs out of self-interest....
AMP Capital has reaffirmed its commitment to the SMSF market by appointing a former NAB executive to the newly created role of head of SMSF....
AMP has made another move into the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market, with one of its subsidiaries picking up faltering administration business Tranzact. ...
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,...