Ignition Wealth has partnered with research house, SiResearch to provide goals-based investing through asset allocation....
Allowing young people early access to super to fund their first home would set back a retirement system still struggling to fully deliver, the ISA said....
The introduction of CIPR could provide a strategic benefit for industry funds but only if they invested rigorously in product design....
Financial advisers must conduct the difficult and personal discussions around longevity risk with clients while ensuring they incorporate the risk into retirement plannin...
Industry fund, First Super has sought risk advice from equity managers on investing in franchise model companies following wage scandals....
The financial services industry must overcome barriers and become proactive in achieving professionalism if it is to avoid government intervention. ...
The Australian Taxation Office and SMSF Association have signed a statement of intent which will see the regulator and the industry share data and research to aid SMSF tr...
Default retirement income products and CIPRs failed to account for varying retirement and financial needs of individuals, underscoring the need for advice. ...
The objective of superannuation lacked clarity and simplicity while definitions of adequacy remained and ambiguous and lacked consensus, the SMSF Association Conference h...
ASIC has confirmed it will be shadow shopping advisers who recently provided advice on SMSFs as it focuses on areas of potential risk of poor advice....
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...