The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is backing the Federal Court’s precedent in the IOOF case on how and when superannuation funds can use member reserve...
The average balanced investment returned flat for the 2019/20 financial year, after the pandemic wiped 37% of the Australian share market from peak to trough in March and...
New analysis from Frontier Investment Consulting suggests that the volatility generated by COVID-19 has raised real questions about the Australian Prudential Regulation A...
The top client issue dealt with by advisers in May was concessional super contributions, compared to April when early access to super dominated clients’ questions, accord...
The threat of sequencing risk is “diabolical” for retirees and pre-retirees and leaving them in danger when there is a market collapse, according to Cor Capital. ...
A major industry fund, LUCRF has revealed the manner in which the Australian Taxation Office has at first approved hardship early release superannuation requests and then...
Smaller superannuation funds should be considering mergers or heading for the exit, according to a new report which suggests Australia’s optimal number of funds is 15, do...
Most super members believe their fund automatically de-risked to protect their investments from losses during a downturn and did not know asset allocation was an importan...
Assets such as infrastructure are failing to provide defensiveness during sharp market downturns, according to Cor Capital. ...
Superannuation funds can play a major role in Australia’s economic recovery post pandemic but current unstable policy settings would constrain the ability to invest in im...
Financial advisers should report any concerns they have about superannuation funds breaking the intra-fund advice rules to the Australian Securities and Investments Commi...
Superannuation funds may not have been responsible for the $150,000 early release fraud being investigated by the Australian Federal Policy but their members will ultimat...
The enhanced service, in partnership with IdealRatings, will track equities and corporate bond portfolios to provide super funds with a “holistic view” of investments. ...
Australia is well-positioned to be at the forefront of the future of private capital, with total private capital assets under management reaching a record $68 billion. ...
Major consultancy Willis Towers Watson is arguing that super funds should be revaluing their unlisted assets more frequently to deal with the current volatility....
By having trustees supervise client directed payments from their pension funds, Stephen Jones and the federal Labor gove...
Now we now the size of Stephen Jones' CSOLR tax, I doubt anyone will be employer any new financial adviser from this poi...
Amazing ! Between the beginning of licencing Feb 2002 and 2008 this was a very good stable industry.Then the do-gooders...