SMSF service providers may be increasing their range of offerings, but the trustee demographic remains largely unchanged....

There has been a growing interest in the use of strategies to acquire, subdivide, renovate or develop property using a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Aaron Dunn explains...

The Government has delivered the first draft of its FOFA legislation, confirming the two-year opt-in and a proposed ban on asset-based fees with respect to gearing....

The Government's proposed FOFA reforms have delivered a body blow to financial planner confidence with the majority expecting their businesses to be worse off as a result...

While the Future of Financial Advice is the immediate concern for wealth managers, rapid changes in technology may have a more telling long-term impact....

The Australian Taxation Office has indicated the two certainties in life - death and taxes - will become closely intertwined when it comes to super pensions. David Shirlo...

The availability of superannuation-based versions of separately managed accounts (SMAs) will drive continued adviser interest in the SMA market, according to BlackRock....

Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has moved to IRESS for supply of its managed fund price, dividend distrib...

Superannuation funds with heavy equity exposures have suffered most in the July and August market volatility....

SMSFs may offer some additional flexibility in pension phase during volatile times....

SPAA chief denies that SMSFs are particularly susceptible to fraud or illegal early release super schemes....

The Government's apparent favouritism of industry superannuation funds is attracting increased criticisms from the financial planning industry including, most notably, th...

Financial planners have already started to focus on costs as a result of the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms package, which could significantly boost the appe...

Perpetual has closed its Dublin-based in-house international equities manufacturing capability and sold its SMSF administration business....