Graeme Colley explains the changes to the excess concessional caps contribution proposed in the recent Federal Budget....

Claims management fees can span an ocean of contentious, sometimes confusing issues. In this first of a two-part article, Col Fullagar examines some common case scenarios...

Superannuation accounts for children carry the built-in asset of time as a valid long-term savings option. However, Sarina Raffo discovers establishing a fund for younger...

Relatively attractive performances throughout the global financial crisis have revived interest in bonds and other fixed income assets, writes Stephen Hart....

The Opposition spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, unquestionably hit a strong note with financial planners when he late last month told an Associat...

Daniel Butler and Timothy Foster take a legal view on planning and structuring pensions....

David O'Connell explains the social security assessment of the principal home....

The Federal Government may have handed down its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals but that has not served to end uncertainty in the financial services industry....

An issue that confuses advisers is widely different ratings for the same fund. The Five Oceans Wholesale World Fund is a case in point, with ratings from investment grade...

Fund managers remain divided regarding the merits of alternatives, with some financial planners ignoring the sector entirely, writes Benjamin Levy....

India's industrialisation of the past 15 years is a compelling story that has drawn inevitable comparisons with China, but there are several risks to watch for, writes Ch...