Licensing of people who provide advice on financial services products is not a straight forward subject. Admittedly, the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) bought toget...

Research house Plan for Life has announced the launch of a new online life insurance quotation service, which will be made available to dealer groups and risk advisers....

Over 50 per cent of baby boomers believe they are only “somewhat ready” in terms of their financial preparations for retirement, with another 20 per cent saying they were...

An additional 500,000 individuals will be entitled to take part in the super choice regime, as regulatory changes give former state employees the right to move their supe...

The Association of Financial Advisers Ltd (AFA) has expressed concerns about recent industry calls for the introduction of a rigid fee-for-service advice structure....

Year-end tax planning is important for individuals and businesses at all levels. Apart from the traditional approach - that is deferring income and advancing deductions w...

Superannuation is quite often overlooked in year-end tax planning in favour of more income tax related solutions. However, the reality is that superannuation, while compl...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants has called for financial planners to move to a fee-for-service model, stating that commission payments inherently result in conflic...

Property Investment Research (PIR) has defended criticisms made by the Shadow Minister for Financial Services Nick Sherry at a recent Senate Estimates hearing regarding a...

It’s the Chinese year of the dog, and participants in the Australian share market are wondering where the canines lurk as talk of a correction ramps up. But thanks to the...