New legislation has lifted the penalty regime around illegal early release super schemes....
Satisfaction with the performance of superannuation funds has returned to pre-GFC levels, Roy Morgan research has found....
The value of Australian private equity deals this financial year has already outdone the total value of deals done in 2013. ...
Regulations for managed investment schemes (MIS) may be aligned with that of companies, according to a discussion paper released by a government advisory body....
Successful succession planning requires a mix of research, preparation and experimentation, explains Simon Harris....
The Government reveals what the Commonwealth is paying the three members of the FWC’s specialist superannuation panel - $922 a day....
Less than 10 per cent of insurance premiums placed with foreign insurers, according to latest APRA statistics...
ETF investments have shot up 50 per cent in the last year, but the bulk of the traffic is still not driven by advisers, a report shows....
A referral expert claims accountants are silent on under-insurance, letting clients’ policies lapse. ...
An ex-financial adviser who earned more than $200,000 by falsifying insurance documents has been convicted of dishonest conduct....


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...