The Federal Opposition has questioned the motivations behind the Government's decision to fund an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) push to encourage...
If the ASX continues to concentrate around mining and resources, it could hurt the allocation to Aussie equities by super funds, according to ASFA's Gordon Noble....
The emergence of an Indian self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration outsourcing service has been greeted with caution by Multiport technical services direct...
SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery points to possibilities for SMSFs in biotechnology and life science investment....
Peter Townsend points out the pitfalls with respect to the way a person's legal history can impact their eligibility to be an SMSF trustee....
ICAA's super specialist Liz Westover argues the increase in the SMSF supervisory levy was probably justified....
The regulatory controls on the manner in which SMSFs approach risk insurance coverage for fund members are tightening in a number of respects, writes Macquarie Adviser Se...
The outsourcing of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration will only be feasible if it deals exclusively with the "pure accounting" side, according to Mult...
In meeting their best interest duty, Russell Investments director of client investment strategies Scott Fletcher said financial advisers might have to go beyond third par...
As financial advisers seek new ways to save time on their processing needs, AIA Australia has enhanced its online quoting and application solution in order to meet a grow...


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...