Watson Wyatt managing director Andrew Boal warns that some of the tinkering with superannuation might ultimately place greater pressure on the age pension....
The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed a cut in its dividend but reported a better quarter for wealth management....
The Federal Government has been warned it will need to tidy up its superannuation measures in the Budget in circumstances where it appears some higher paid politicians an...
Changes to salary sacrifice and co-contribution arrangements to provide $4.2 billion in savings, with Wayne Swan winding back some of the Howard Government's 'better supe...
Self-funded retirees have been given a minor boost in the Budget with the Government carrying over the minimum pension draw-down relief afforded to this group over the la...
The response to Wayne Swan's 2009 Federal Budget has been mixed, with various financial services bodies choosing to view the super changes in different lights, ranging fr...
The regulator will receive more than $81 million over four years in an effort to boost its 'front line' monitoring and enforcement activities in light of the current econ...
Under the Rudd Government's changes pensioners will have to wait longer to become eligible for payments, but while these will be more generous than the existing provision...
The Government has sought to maintain the momentum within the housing sector by extending the period of the increased First Home Owners Grant Scheme by six months, but at...
A senior Queensland academic has warned that tonight's Budget could prove highly regressive to superannuation....
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...