The number of companies entering external administration has now reached levels higher than at the peak of the GFC....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has questioned the legitimacy of a television advertising blitz by industry superannu...
Partners Group launches new global private equity product....
The ATO has acknowledged an improvement in SMSF audit standards, but some recalcitrants remain....
The self-funded nature of SMSFs should be reflected in their tax treatment, according to SPAA....
Publicly-listed superannuation administration company Diversa has acquired SuperAdmin Services....
IOOF warns FOFA changes may have unintended consequence of placing pressure on age pension....
The ATO has warned of the significant tax implications for people involved in illegal early release super schemes....
Highly volatile markets and regulatory uncertainty have continued to take their toll on financial planner sentiment, according to the latest data released by Wealth Insig...
The High Court has deemed the superannuation guarantee to be a tax....


BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
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...