Research house Standard & Poor's Fund Services (S&P) will not change the four-star rating on the Macquarie International Infrastructure Securities Fund, following the ann...
Small to medium business owners are feeling the squeeze of a lack of consumer demand, but few are ready to close up shop, according to the latest Sensis Insights Business...
The Financial Services Council has warned against the Government considering FOFA, MySuper and the Productivity Commission review in isolation....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Government not to tinker with the superannuation tax settings....
The SPAA has come out strongly against the Government's changes to the concessional contributions regime, saying it "falls short of a workable solution"....
More than a third of new SMSF members in 2011 were under the age of 45, presenting an opportunity for advisers, particularly in the area of scaled advice, according to th...
In order to address the growing insurance gap in the self-managed super fund sector, AIA Australia has partnered with Australian Group Insurances to launch an online insu...
David Shirlow explains how to use insurance to address SMSF property investment liquidity....
A slowdown in the establishment of new SMSFs may be due to a lack of consumer confidence in the Government's retirement savings policy, according to SMSF Academy managing...
ASFA wants more scrutiny directed towards the self-employed and their lack of superannuation....


ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision following this week's monetary policy meeting....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
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...