New legislation governing how superannuation fund trustees may borrow under a limited recourse borrowing arrangement has left a number of questions unanswered, says Bryce...
AMP's John Ciacciarelli looks at buy/sell business succession arrangements in order to facilitate the transfer of business interests following the departure of an owner....
CommInsure is backing a campaign of direct action on the part of financial planners, encouraging them to approach local members of Parliament to make the case for advice ...
Analysis from Citigroup has highlighted the fact that providers of intra-fund advice will not be immune to cost pressures if the Government’s proposed expansion of ...
Bobby Woon outlines when a binding or reversionary beneficiary nomination may be more suitable for account based pension clients....
The ongoing uncertainty over the accountant exemption applying to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as well as a number of rules that simply don’t make sense are two...
David O'Connell examines how personal concessional contributions made by the self-employed from pre-tax income can increase their superannuation benefits and potentially ...
Industry fund commentators have lamented the need to “educate” another new superannuation minister....
Industry fund commentators have lamented the need to educate another new superannuation minister....
Estate planning has always been the missing piece in the financial advice puzzle. According to popular belief, financial planners have always struggled over where to plac...
Without appropriate legislation to address fund manager conflicts of Interest in troubled managed investment schemes, advisers are being forced to take matters into their...
There is little point in starting a SMSF with less than $1 million in assets, according to Chant West principal Warren Chant....
What should the Australian financial planning industry make of the appointment of Bill Shorten as the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superann...
An ATO interpretive decision around SMSF borrowings has raised as many questions as it has answered....
Former union official and Labor Party heavyweight, Bill Shorten named as new Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services....
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...