Features

From 1 July, super fund members – and their death benefit beneficiaries – face steep penalties if they breach the new $1.6 million transfer balance cap, Jeff Scott writes...

Outsider

Arthur, not Martha and certainly not Arther

As an old hack, Outsider knows that people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones when it comes to getting names right....

Outsider

Garry and David’s vertically-integrated collective

Outsider was fascinated to hear industry funds stalwart and chairman of Industry Fund Services, Garry Weaven, outlining the various entities which had arisen from the col...

Outsider

Looks like a profit to me

Outsider did not expect that a senate estimates hearing would be a source of entertainment and comedy but that’s where he found it one lazy Friday evening....

Tools & guides

Looking at the old with the new – TAPs and transfer balance cap

Josh Rundmann looks at myth busting term allocation pension treatment misconceptions....

Editorial

Can insurers match advisers in accepting pain of change?

If insurers were made to drop underwriting policies at the time of claim could they accept the accompanying commercial pain?...

Editorial

Can the Govt continue to deflect a Royal Commission?

Mike Taylor writes that in a delicately-balanced House of Representatives there is no guarantee the Government can continue to deflect pressure for a banking Royal Commis...

Features

Profit and loss in the move beyond LIF

The Australian life/risk sector is facing a fundamental reshaping as advisers move beyond the LIF and banks consider their return on investment, Mike Taylor finds....

Features

Yes, we’re turning Japanese

Why are the Japanese insurers and institutions showing such interest in Australia’s life insurance assets while our major banks are looking to the exits, Mike Taylor asks...

Features

Proceed with caution on Australian equities

Australian equities have settled since last financial year’s volatility but advisers have been warned to make selective and diversified decisions, Jassmyn Goh finds....

Features

Are you hacker proof or an old hack? Avoiding the next Ashley Madison

Being cyber resilient is not only about fulfilling a statutory obligation but also about preserving the integrity of a financial services firm, according to Holley Nether...