ASIC's goal to improve the standard of advice given to prospective SMSF trustees has been welcomed by SPAA. ...
ICAA's Liz Westover argues that a broad assessment of super and retirement incomes system is needed before lifting the pension age. ...
The SMSF sector showed solid asset growth in the three months to 30 September 2013, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia. ...
While there are more than 2,000 companies listed on the ASX, the vast majority of SMSF investments are in a handful of stocks, according to Amanda Skelly, head of SPDR ET...
New Sydney University research suggests there are few barriers preventing super funds making investments that seek social and environmental outcomes....
The new super contribution level has pushed employer contributions to record levels and will spur asset managers to seek greater efficiencies....
The superannuation guarantee needs to be drastically increased to 18 per cent for the system to become adequate, according to a financial services executive....
New survey confirms strong support for a single regulator approach to superannuation....
Industry funds lament Senate Committee's decision to abolish LISC as MRRT is removed. ...
Industry funds are aligning with retail – but scale will make competition difficult....
Industry super funds’ board structure has helped them achieve “superior returns” for their members, says ISA....
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees’ appetite for cash has fallen further in the last quarter, with low interest rates driving investors away from the traditional saf...
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...