The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has permanently disqualified two former Harts Australasia executives from the industry for failing to demonstrate du...
Former Portfolio Partners managing director David Slack has been appointed by Victoria Funds Management Company (VMFC) as head of the $20 billion group’s investment commi...
The Personal Choice Master Fund will pay a distribution to advisers only 12 months after its commence of operations....
By structuring the ownership of personal life insurance policies via superannuation, it may be possible to fund such premiums from pre-tax earnings, says Andrew Lowe....
A recent court case decided that a super contribution made just before bankruptcy was protected from the bankruptcy trustee – but, as Peter Bobbin reports, whether or not...
When the chairman of Hunter Hall International, Peter Hall, founded the ethical fund manager back in 1994, it was a one-man band that took four years to reach $30 million...
Superannuation fund members have been warned against engaging the services of individuals or companies promoting early access to retirement benefits and threatened with s...
Self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are gaining popularity as members choose to DIY rather than entrust super fund trustees with their retirement savings, according...
Choice of superannuation fund legislation is taking forever to pass through Federal Parliament. Lisa Bowman asks why....
Mercer Human Resource Consulting today launched Mercer Wealth Solutions to provide super fund members with financial advice and information on savings, lifestyle, debt ma...
Former Challenger chief executive Bill Ireland has marked his return to the industry with a series of changes at his new venture, Australian Assets Corporation, proposing...
Good estate planning aims to preserve and transfer your wealth to the next generation as tax effectively as possible. One of the tools that can help clients achieve this ...
At a time when advisers are under pressure because of negative returns, Jack Houwing and Mike Fitzpatrick argue that estate planning presents a business development oppor...
Accountants have been cut out from providing even non-specific advice on superannuation products after revisions to the Financial Services Reform regulation adding more f...
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has moved to clarify its attitude towards hedge fund investing after comments it made back in March alarmed investor...
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,...