Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has flagged his intention to improve fee disclosure requirements by superannuation funds and simplify how retirement savings are taxed....
Despite the introduction of choice legislation and the abolishment of the hugely unpopular superannuation surcharge, the Australian superannuation industry is still far f...
Fewer people are willing to change superannuation funds now than before the introduction of choice, but almost one in four of those who do switch appear headed for an ind...
Many Australians could have their retirement savings boosted by 13 per cent after the Federal Government abolished the superannuation surcharge when it took control of th...
Only four per cent of Australian parents have enough life insurance cover to sustain their family’s lifestyle if either parent were to die, with 60 per cent - or 5.4 mill...
The credibility of the financial planning industry will once again be put under the microscope following the release of a report which claims advisers are overwhelmingly ...
Investors have been warned to look more closely at underlying asset allocations as well as performance rankings when comparing superannuation funds....
The abolition of the superannuation surcharge for higher income earners is likely to lead to the demise of personal contributions to superannuation funds in favour of sal...
More than a million consumers will be better off and an indelible administration load has been lifted from the superannuation industry after Treasurer Peter Costello’s su...
One in five people in an employer-sponsored superannuation fund will change fund post-July 1 according to new research, but most won’t switch immediately and still haven’...
Self-managed superannuation funds are booming and, with employee choice just around the corner, things are starting to heat up in this sector....
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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....