Macquarie Adviser Services has welcomed recently issued income tax regulations that clarify the extent to which super fund trustees can claim tax deductions for life and ...

Financial planners need to develop new business models that take into account the two phases of retirement - active and elderly, according to Phil Galagher....

Key differences between group and retail risk insurance arrangements make it imperative that financial planners sell not only the value of their initial advice but the im...

Col Fullagar takes a look at two income protection policies - one is offered by an industry superannuation fund, while the other comes from a retail fund. While the premi...

ASIC has been told its class order relief on intra-fund advice might have been better used if it had been available to related entities....

ASFA calls for a graduated approach by the ATO on the basis that not all SMSF trustees are equally active....

Blended families often have unique circumstances, which could make the process involving their superannuation death benefit payment even more complex. Ian Glenister provi...

There are many rules and requirements around claiming a tax deduction for a personal superannuation contribution. The process certainly requires some careful planning. An...

Superannuation funds should be subject to the same corporate governance requirements as publicly listed companies....

Former Trio director Keith Finkelde has entered into an enforceable undertaking with APRA that will see him barred from acting as the trustee of an APRA-regulated super e...

First State Super has denied reports death and disability insurance arrangements were inappropriate or uncompetitive....

New allegations surrounding an industry superannuation fund seem likely to generate calls for further regulatory scrutiny....

Recommending insurance in a self-managed super fund can be a complicated process. Troy Smith explores the factors involved in placing insurance in a SMSF and answers some...

ATO signals graduated approach to SMSF breaches in wake of Stronger Super....