The Government has promised further discussions with the industry around the recommendations of the Cooper Review but is focusing primarily on MySuper and SuperStream....
Cooper Review gets mixed response from the industry, with most lamenting its failure to address superannuation savings adequacy....
Law firm Slater & Gordon has moved in to represent Sonray clients, describing the failed Melbourne broking and advice house as another Opes Prime....
Health insurer NIB has acquired a specialist insurer of temporary migrant workers based in what it describes as a growth segment of the market....
The ATO tightens the screws on SMSF trustees and illegal early release schemes....
BOQ completes acquisition of St Andrews Insurance, with the executive team moving across but continuing to operate the business independently....
The Government does not intend repeating its actions on the Henry Review with the Financial Services Minister, Chris Bowen, promising an early release of the Cooper Revie...
BOQ completes the purchase of specialist equipment finance company CIT....
ASIC warns that it is already monitoring end of year trades in real-time and will be vigilant with respect to price manipulation aimed at generating performance fees....
Westpac breaks new ground by agreeing to pay superannuation on unpaid parental leave....
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...