Industry super funds are working together to make consolidating multiple accounts easier for members, announcing a new initiative that should save eligible members an ave...
Showing that substance ultimately matters more than having a big name, the August FE Crown Ratings calculations saw some major fund managers awarded just one Crown on man...
Suzanne Smith has taken out Woman of the Year at the Money Management Women in Financial Services Awards, on a night that acknowledged some of the women doing the most to...
The SMSF Association has joined the choir welcoming the Government’s backdown on raising the Age Pension to 70, saying that reliance on the Pension is decreasing as super...
Key superannuation industry bodies have welcomed the Government’s decision not to proceed with increasing the Age Pension access age to 70 as “a big win for older Austral...
Despite 44 per cent of Australian workers not fully understanding or feeling on top of their super, a belief that financial advice is expensive is stopping many from seek...
With fee disclosure a key issue facing advisers, two financial advisers have formed a new company, PortfoliosDirect, which will allow advisers to offer a transparent, non...
Having the capability to specialise and seize opportunities quickly defines the FE Crown Ratings’ top performers, with their consistency across rating calculations also s...
TAL’s agreement with Suncorp to acquire the latter’s Australian life insurance business is binding as of today, subject to regulatory approvals in Australia and Japan and...
Amid continued debate over the Government’s triennial auditing proposal for SMSFs, the SMSF Association has warned that the change would not produce significant cost savi...
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...
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...