The Institute for Public Accountants has slammed penalties for super guarantee non-compliance as “draconian,” saying that they could be very damaging to struggling small ...

Data from FE Analytics has revealed that hype around the US Equity sector’s performance over the last year is largely well-founded, with the sector continuing the outperf...

Contrary to popular belief, tax efficient investing actually leads to larger super fund balances than creating a portfolio with a pre-tax focus, according to Parametric....

The Finance Sector Union of Australia has attacked the National Australia Bank for failing to retrain current staff, as the bank’s program to axe 6,000 jobs begins....

SMSF Association Conference delegates have been warned that advisers and accountants need to clarify what services they provide and when, as growing numbers of accountant...

Financial services business Fiducian has announced it will intensify its strategy of acquiring financial planning businesses in the second half of this financial year, a...

Deen Sanders, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority chief executive, used a speech at the SMSF Association Conference to explain to an irate audience why r...

An Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner, Kasey Macfarlane, told the SMSF Association Conference that there were no plans to introduce further SMSF reporting ...

Deen Sanders, chief executive of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, has told SMSF Conference delegates that they should not fear education reforms for ...

Some sectors have proven to be very suited to young funds, with data from FE Analytics revealing which ones saw the best performances from new launches relative to the re...