Industry funds may be obliged to appoint a majority of independent directors....
The draft terms of reference for the Government’s Financial System Review place regulators and super on the agenda....
'Does ASIC have the power and the resources to fulfil its task as corporate watchdog?' is the question the Australian Senate is asking as part of its review of the regula...
The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the Government’s move to abolish the proposed tax on super earnings over $100,000....
Retaining LISC regarded as more important than the on-time delivery of the higher SG....
A recent white paper by Lonsec and Milliman explores the conundrum facing retirees trying to balance security of income against the need for investment growth to fund gre...
Planners remain immobile as they await Treasury clarity on grandfathering. ...
The early news around the state of the Budget deficit suggests the Government will not be moving to lift concessional contribution caps....
With the naming of the first Abbott Cabinet, the Australian Financial Services industry has, unusually, found itself dealing with ministers who actually have some experie...
The major planning organisations are already gearing up to meet with the new Abbott Government ministers....
Money Management congratulates the Coalition Liberal and National Parties on their convincing win at the 7 September Federal Election. However, in doing so, this publicat...
Just because both the Government and the Federal Opposition have, in their own ways, undertaken not to significantly alter the superannuation settings in a post-election ...
With Parliament prorogued and the advice reform agenda incomplete, many in the financial services industry are left wondering ‘what now?’, writes Cecilia Storniolo....
Industry Super Network CEO David Whiteley has made an appeal to financial advisers to give FOFA a chance to work before rushing to have the reforms amended. ...
If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...