Professional Investment Services (PIS) has contracted Zenith to provide an annual review of the dealer group's approved product list (APL) and its internal research proce...
Given the Government's push to improve insurance levels in the SMSF sector, Cameron Peck outlines the technicalities and implications of taking out death and permanent di...
SMSF trustees are less confident about reaching their target retirement income than they were a year ago, according to an SPAA study....
The Government's draft changes to limited recourse borrowing arrangements with SMSFs have served to clarify the issue....
Lawyers point to recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision as an object lesson in SMSFs dealing with related party transactions....
SMSFs with heavy allocations to cash will have found themselves at a disadvantage in January, with both domestic and international equities driving superannuation returns...
The use of separately managed accounts (SMAs) and managed discretionary accounts (MDAs) can improve SMSF reporting as well as the investment process, according to Multipo...
Bill Shorten criticises accounting bodies for publishing open letter on accountants' exemption, promising an announcement within weeks....
AMP Capital has added two portfolio manager/analysts to its Australian Fundamental Equities team, and another recent hire will run a soon-to-be-launched global resources ...
Former AMP head of underwriting Marcello Bertasso has moved to Macquarie Life, where he will serve as a national underwriting manager....


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...