Allianz Retire+ has launched a new product that aims to do what all retirement products ultimately seek: deliver growth of retirement savings while protecting against inv...
The Financial Planning Association has signalled that at least one education provider it plans to be in bed with for the rollout of the FASEA reforms is the privately-run...
Accessing superannuation and understanding the conditions for release was forefront of many advisers’ mind last month, proving a hot topic for superannuation advice....
Legislation to consolidate low-balance superannuation accounts needs to go further if it is to prevent a cycle of unintended accounts still being created and then consoli...
Consistency has seen mid-sized funds come out on top in the first round of the newly launched Superannuation Fund Crown Ratings, a quantitative rating system launched by ...
Three major superannuation advocacy groups united last Friday, being International Women’s Day, to call on policy makers to help close the gender gap in retirement saving...
CBA has expressed its total support for the Banking Royal Commission’s final recommendations and signalled how it is already acting on many of them as it seeks to rebuild...
For all the fuss about scale in the super industry, new data has shown that members in some of the top funds’ MySuper options saw limited differences in returns regardles...
The number of Australian women investing online has doubled from 76,000 to 150,000 over the last five years, with women showing particular interest in exchange traded fun...
If the life and pensions sectors want to improve the retirement outcomes they offer, they need to do away with a mindset focused on legacy systems and risk management and...
ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision following this week's monetary policy meeting....
A former financial adviser who stole $4.4 million from his family and friends to feed gambling debts has been permanently banned by ASIC....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...