Key elements of the financial services industry, including IFSA, have been negotiating with the Australian Consumers’ Association in a bid to develop a mutually acceptabl...
While the planning software market appears to have settled down into something akin to trench warfare, there are still some players making forays into open territory....
The proposed simplification of the superannuation system released with the Federal Budget may put downward pressure on management fees for superannuation related products...
Queensland Paulownia Forests is planning to buy an additional 550 hectares of land at Forbes in New South Wales to meet anticipated demand for its forestry scheme....
The latest AMP Capital/Investment Trends SMSF Investor Report has revealed compliance is now clearly the number one challenge being faced by people running their own supe...
Ex-patriots from the United Kingdom looking to transfer their pension across to Australia may be limited in their choice of investments, and could be hit with huge tax bi...
ANZ Financial Planning will be the first dealer group to pilot a new, online client management solution for financial advisers....
Funds management and financial planning giant ING Australia has increased its annual profit by 15 per cent, largely as a result of growing funds under management and life...
Superannuation is quite often overlooked in year-end tax planning in favour of more income tax related solutions. However, the reality is that superannuation, while compl...
The Federal Opposition is calling for tougher regulation and clearer disclosure of SMSFs following the release of ATO figures on asset values and fees charged in SMSF acc...
ASFA has welcomed confirmation this morning that the Federal Government will ensure superannuation is included in its international benchmarking of the Australian taxatio...
Managed investment scheme promoters who exploit the tax system will be open to civil penalties in the Federal Court if a new bill is passed....
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,...