Financial services licensees must stop the merry-go-round of bad advisers, with the industry failing to add substance to the rhetoric of 'weeding out the bad apples'....

A desire for greater control over their investments is the main reason cited for establishing a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), although there is still a demand ...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned that arrangements to artificially create upfront deductions for employment costs may break tax laws....

In an attempt to allay fears and confusion about the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) in-house asset rules, Heffron has approached the Australian Taxation Office (...

The tax office has signalled that the use of promissory notes in SMSFs will come under greater scrutiny, writes Bryan Ashenden....

Tax is second largest cost incurred by funds but is not given due regard by fund executives, according to consultant Gabriel Szondy....

ING has called for a major overhaul of longstanding components of superannuation in its submission to the Cooper Review, including changes to the existing trust/trustee s...

As corporate and scheme failures continue the merits of engaging an independent responsible entity to avoid both actual and perceived conflicts is being revisited....

Legal professional Peter Whitehead appointed to position....

Big industry fund, Unisuper, wants trustees granted safe harbour from prosecution based on member investment decisions....

Concessions and how people should access and pay for advice have emerged as the key issues in relation to superannuation and financial services reform....

There is growing concern about the ability of casual and part-time workers to achieve the retirement funding levels of their peers, writes Dante De Gori....

Count Financial has warned that any move to use super to fund policy objectives other than retirement carries significant risk....

NSW Government submission to the Cooper Review backs the industry funds governance model at the same time as calling for measures to encourage super investment in infrast...