Despite some reports to the contrary, the latest ATO annual report has confirmed breaches by self-managed superannuation funds remain well under control....
Whilst SMSFs are traditionally a retirement vehicle sought by ‘Baby Boomers’, Andrew Hewison, director of Hewison Private Wealth, believes they also may be a suitable opt...
Allocations to Australian equities by SMSF trustees did not keep pace with the strong performance of the share market in the September quarter, according to the latest Mu...
Renewed investor appetite for both international and domestic equities has seen the exchange traded product (ETP) market reach $6 billion in assets under management....
Buying a property presents an ideal time for clients to consider their insurance and estate planning needs, according to Smartline's Joe Sirianni....
Many SMSFs appear to have missed the pick-up in equities returns....
APRA expresses concern about unproven concepts involved in direct life sales....
BT Financial Group has launched a new product aimed at risk-averse clients that guarantees a 'minimum outcome' at the end of an agreed term....
Former Guardian Financial Planning financial adviser Susan Heathwood has been handed two suspended prison sentences after pleading guilty to two charges of dishonest cond...
Synchron director Don Trapnell has called the FSC's proposed adviser remuneration model anti-competitive....


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...