The global financial crisis has highlighted weaknesses in the governance of APRA-regulated superannuation funds, particularly with respect to illiquid assets, according t...
Asset based fees have dropped by more than 20 per cent as assets plunge, while accountant fees rise on different criteria....
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has called on the Cooper Review to embrace the not-for-profit template for default funds while pushing SMSFs into APRA...
A new breed of retirement products is being introduced, with AXA flagging a new income guaranteed North offering at the same time as ING launches its first guaranteed pen...
Having death benefits paid as an income stream is an under-utilised strategy, writes Matt Hughes....
Trustees lent 95 per cent of SMSF assets to a related company during a period of physical and financial stress....
One-third of SMSF trustees to focus on buying undervalued assets....
The latest Australian Taxation Office data reveals that while the number of SMSFs is continuing to grow in Australia, the global financial crisis has not given rise to a ...
Clients providing financial assistance to their adult children's families are at risk of compromising their own retirement strategy....
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association has called for refinements to the relief granted on complying pensions....
Money Management's round table at the Investment and Financial Services Association conference also considered the future of Australia's Superannuation Guarantee. ...
MAP focusing on right mix of active equity managers in preparation for future market environment....
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...