One of the major accounting bodies has stepped up its lobbying on superannuation, claiming self-employed people are significantly disadvantaged when it comes to retiremen...

The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia has called for further clarity in the Government’s proposed regulations covering fee disclosure relating to superannuati...

The Federal Government has announced that it will hold another round of industry consultation on choice of fund, after new draft regulations outlining the implementation ...

Inadequate professional indemnity (PI) insurance is proving a major compliance hurdle for financial planning dealer groups, the Australian Securities and Investments Comm...

Relief from burdensome Statement of Advice (SOA) requirements for planners who provide direct equity advice could be imminent, with the Financial Planning Association (FP...

The corporate regulator has given the strongest indication yet that it will act to ease the compliance burden on advisers under the Financial Services Reform (FSR) Act, h...

The Federal Government has moved quickly after its October 9 election win to clear the way for the implementation of its retirement incomes policy and has launched a disc...

The Federal Government has sought to use statements on the use of superannuation funds made by the Federal Opposition leader, Mark Latham up to six years' ago to suggest ...

A robust market with an appetite for boutiques has aided listed financial services firm Treasury Group to double funds under management for the year ending June 30, and i...

The Federal Government has been accused of applying a “sledgehammer approach to regulation” after Opposition Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Senator Nick Sher...

Complying pensions within SMSFs have been given a year long reprieve after widespread industry and community protest. Jason Spits looks at how the change came about and w...

Accountants have received support to provide advice on all non-self managed superannuation structures after a recommendation by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corpo...

The Federal Government has outlined its own formula for growing superannuation savings in the face of calls from business groups and the ACTU for Australia’s major politi...

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has welcomed changes to the superannuation and retirement income system following an announcement by the Federal ...