The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has applied to the Federal Court for the appointment of a liquidator to Superfunded, amid various allegations of misb...
The Institute for Public Accountants has slammed penalties for super guarantee non-compliance as “draconian,” saying that they could be very damaging to struggling small ...
The Productivity Commission has been told that bank-controlled retail superannuation funds are operating under a model designed to maintain control and capture margins....
Contrary to popular belief, tax efficient investing actually leads to larger super fund balances than creating a portfolio with a pre-tax focus, according to Parametric....
New data has pointed to fewer Australian superannuation fund members selecting a typical balanced fund option, giving rise to the likelihood of more disparate outcomes du...
An Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner, Kasey Macfarlane, told the SMSF Association Conference that there were no plans to introduce further SMSF reporting ...
NGS Super chief executive, Anthony Rodwell-Ball has departed his position....
The Financial Planning Association has backed early release of superannuation on compassionate and hardship grounds, arguing it fits with financial planner obligations to...
The Government has released a consultation paper that considers allowing state-run victim compensation schemes to access violent crime perpetrators’ superannuation scheme...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has hit out at the Grattan Institute over its latest superannuation policy paper for offering proposals that “condemn...
According to Wealth Navigator’s Wayne Wanders, the Grattan Institute’s proposal to decrease the gender pay gap will hurt more women than it helps....
The Federal Government has been urged to give its 2016 Budget super tax changes time to work or risk making Australian retirees significantly worse off....
Mercer has found that, despite people being largely aware of the financial issues posed by retirement, a lack of planning has left many without sufficient savings to live...
A new survey has confirmed superannuation industry concerns that the Government’s Budget measures will serve to reduce post-retirement incomes....
SuperFriend has released a guide that aims to help life insurers deliver best practice Stay at Work and Return to Work support for customers....
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,...