Ethics classes for financial planners should be fundamental to the new education standards, with self-regulation a near impossible benchmark for the profession, two indus...

ANZ has used its second submission to the FSI to back the imposition of time limits on life insurance claims similar to those applying to general insurance....

The Federal Government’s deal with PUP to secure the scrapping of the mining tax has united the financial services industry in condemning the delay to lifting the SG....

ASFA said the Government's plan to delay the superannuation guarantee rise to 12 per cent will mean super goals will not be met. ...

AIST has opposed the government’s plan to delay the superannuation guarantee rise to 12 per cent, saying it will hurt retirees and super certainty....

The AIST has called for financial advisers to put the best interests of consumers first for members of MySuper and choice super products....

Commbank Wealth Management head, Annabel Spring says the group will remain focused on its existing strategy....

Home buyers are being warned against dipping into the superannuation to fund the purchase of a house....

The FSC and industry funds are again at loggerheads over how default superannuation funds should be selected....

The peak industry body said it will consult with its 60 plus member funds on the recommendations made by the FSI interim report on the super industry....

When it comes to superannuation, the law of common sense often does not suffice, Patrick Jackson writes....

Superannuation funds risk falling foul of new legislation due to inconsistent fee and cost disclosure practices, an ASIC report reveals....

Superannuation bodies have welcomed the move from the Palmer United Party to save the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC) scheme....

Peak superannuation bodies have given the cold shoulder to the decision to freeze the superannuation guarantee rate in this year’s federal Budget to 9.5 per cent until Ju...