The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has called on the Cooper Review to embrace the not-for-profit template for default funds while pushing SMSFs into APRA...

Insurance planning is a critical component of a robust financial plan, particularly during periods of economic uncertainty, writes Rachel Leong. ...

Stuart Fechner translates the persistently complex language of investment....

Transferring commercial property into a self-managed superannuation fund may lead to significant taxation benefits....

Mike Mitchell examines the recent changes to the Government’s supervision of philanthropic giving and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages....

Trustees lent 95 per cent of SMSF assets to a related company during a period of physical and financial stress....

The requirement to prove $15 million in demand from financial planners will have an impact on the number of products coming into the industry....

AMP Financial Services director appointed chair of Future2 Foundation....

The combination of superannuation fund choice and the first prolonged downturn since the advent of compulsory super has fragmented the industry, writes Pauline Vamos....

SARINA RUFFO considers the impact of bankruptcy on your assets, including superannuation and insurance proceeds....

Dimitri Diamantes discusses the restrictions on obtaining a tax deduction for personal super contributions....

Planners should work with referral partners to achieve the best business succession outcome, writes JON DE FRIES....

The Cooper Review into Australia's superannuation system has officially kicked off with the release yesterday of its scoping paper setting out the review's approach and t...

APRA warns that in some circumstances it can impose specific minimum resourcing obligations on funds as a licence condition....