Four senior consultants at actuarial and financial services consulting firm Professional Financial Solutions (PFS) will become equity partners and directors of the firm....
OnePath acknowledges confusion over super contribution caps, but urges planners to keep it simple....
Too much attention on the details can mean forgetting about the fundamentals. David Court traces the intricate eligibility rules applying to SMSFs and the consequences of...
The use of advice technology by industry funds is not something to fear according to a technology provider....
Superannuation funds will soon have to provide consumers with greater transparency around investment risk with the introduction of a new industry guideline....
ASFA has moved to extend its education services to SMSF trustees....
While it is widely known that the expenses of retirees aged 70 are well above the full age pension, expenses for those aged over 90 still far exceed allowances from the G...
New research from ASFA reveals the cost of a comfortable retirement has increased....
The proposed lifting of the tax-free threshold for low-income earners has implications for super....
Retirees looking to lead a comfortable lifestyle will now need almost $700 extra per year....
National Australia Bank's (NAB's) direct asset manager business, nabInvest, has acquired a non-controlling interest in the US-based Altrinsic Global Advisors for an undis...
While financial planners have warned that the FOFA changes will be significant, Mike Taylor reports that the Government does not see that as an impediment to achieving it...
The Federal Government has handed Medicare responsibility for administering compassionate early release superannuation....
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has supported the Federal Government's budget proposition to clear up rules on capital gains tax (CGT) for trad...
BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has launched a new fixed income capability in a bid to capture interest from investors seeking a more defensive option....
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....