The Federal Court will decide whether Wellington Capital's decision to distribute shares, rather than cash, to unit holders in Premium Income Fund was legal....
Coalition blames minister for Productivity Commission report which entrenches role of industrial parties in default funds....
The rules around the release of the Productivity Commission report into default funds under modern awards means the Government is under no obligation to rush its release....
New research published by the ASFA has pointed out that many of those who claim the superannuation taxation system unduly favours high income earners are basing their fac...
Superannuation funds itching to stop the flow of members to self-managed super funds may find a competitive advantage in utilising the opportunities 'big data' offers, ac...
Col Fullagar gains insight into a client's duty of disclosure to an insurance company by studying a number of court disputes on the matter....
The APES 230 ethical standards may cause a small number of accountants "some commercial pain", but it will benefit the majority in the long run, according to Robert MC Br...
Australian investors remain pessimistic about the prospect of full market recovery, with their concern levels rising while return expectations are decreasing....
Macquarie Practice Consulting has recommended financial planning businesses re-examine their overall business health, including revising whether their referral partners a...
Australians have comfortably the highest median wealth of any country for the second year running, according to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report....


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...