The Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) looks set to result in further compliance and legislative costs to superannuation funds offering member investment choice, warns ...
The Australian Tax Office has handed down its first ever product ruling to the Macquarie banking group for its Macquarie Instalments IMC series, confirming the group’s de...
The growing use of master trusts in public offer corporate superannuation has continued to boost funds under management and member levels, according to a survey conducted...
Superannuation reform could be as far off as it has always been, despite this month’s budget announcements. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....
Two ex-employees of major research houses, Angela Ashton and Amanda Crowley, have set up their own independent research group, Investment Research Solutions (IRS)....
Specialist investment research group 5Di will expand its operations and move into supplying its own manage the manager (MTM) style investment funds....
The Government is expected to meet stiff opposition over its plans to place its choice of superannuation fund policy firmly back on the political agenda....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have successfu...
Industry super funds have accepted member choice is probably inevitable, but will argue for a socially responsible model as the compromise, says Industry Fund Services ex...
Most financial planners could be excused for thinking that things have gone a little quiet in the world of superannuation....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has today voiced strong opposition to the Labor party’s announcement that it would oppose the Government’s plans to cut the rate ...
The advice planners provide to clients goes hand in hand when it comes to what planners do with their own super. <caps>FIONA MOORE</caps><b><caps> </caps></b>asked three ...
The women’s rights movement has led to a raft of change an helped create the equally balanced society we live in today. But when it comes to superannuation, women continu...
Superannuation is a hot topic in the industry at the moment for a few reasons....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has given up on its call for the Government to conduct a wholesale review of superannuation and will instead c...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....