The Federal Government's changes to superannuation could result in a significant outflow of funds from the super system as people with high balances seek to avoid the imp...
While the gender balance of the executive ranks and company boards of financial services companies remain decidedly slanted, a growing number of women are breaking new gr...
Govt sets tax-free limit of $100,000 and announces a Council of Super Guardians....
The final element in the Investment Manager Regime has been released for consultation and includes the reworking of a number of points contained in Elements 1 and 2....
Swan refuses to explain why super changes are being pushed into Budget if they are not aimed at major savings....
Higher superannuation taxes for upper income earners may not be the only thing contained in the Federal Budget....
Coalition Senator, David Bushby questions Heather Ridout’s place on AustralianSuper board and her position on RBA....
Treasurer Wayne Swan has recommended the appointment of Wayne Byres as the next chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to the Governor-General. ...
APRA’s Charles Littrell argues the case for political bipartisanship on supporting the financial services regulators....
A negative return close to retirement can be more detrimental to a client’s savings than one at the beginning of their career. Vivek Prabhu from Perpetual explains how to...
Few people in the financial planning industry will have failed to notice, via draft legislation released by the Treasury, that the Federal Government has delivered what w...
Super funds which provide advice around tax want exemption from requirement to register as tax agents....
A general consensus has emerged that many dealer groups will have to change commercial models as a result of the new conflicted remuneration rules....
The industry has welcomed a Treasury draft detailing grandfathering and a transition time to 1 July, 2014....
With constant regulatory change impacting on the superannuation sector, financial planners are finding it difficult to focus on clients’ retirement needs, writes Bela Moo...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...