Aussie household savings directed at property, lifted 25.9 per cent during the September quarter, according to St. George Bank....

SMSFs can provide estate planning options that help estates avoid “unnecessary tax” and enable members to direct trustees on how they want funds to be distributed....

NAB has promoted Jim Lamborn to chief executive of JANA, succeeding Ian Patrick who will be leaving the organisation after 14 years....

The Federal Treasury has confirmed that proposed new powers for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will only impact independent directors, not those appointed...

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft says the regulator supports robo-advice but also acknowledges problems such as meeting best interests duty and compensating for bad advice....

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, has placed personal tax rates and super tax concessions squarely on the table for discussion in remodelling tax structures....

PractiFI has integrated Natterbox’s IP telephony offering into its platform in a bid to streamline voice interactions....

Many accountants are sitting on the hands not knowing what to do ahead of the expiry of the Accountants’ Exemption, according to one AFSL holder....

The majority of financial advisers support the push for higher education standards, Kaplan Professional believes....

OneVue has acquired super administration business Super Manager Australia to expand its superannuation services....

Industry fund REST has moved to increase the uptake of financial planning services amongst its members with a key appointment....

Cultural and behavioural changes need to take place within the financial services sector if it is to remedy issues exposed by the GFC, APRA chairman Wayne Byres says....

New research confirms banks are far from dominant in the wealth management space....

Just under two-thirds of risk advisers consider themselves prepared for next year’s Life Insurance Framework changes....

Ratings houses, Lonsec and Zenith, are continuing to support the Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust....

A new tranche of XTBs will provide investors with predictable income returns without sacrificing capital, the Australian Corporate Bond Company believes....

A-REITs are outperforming equities, providing investors with total returns of 18.2 per cent for the year ending 31 October 2015....

AMP Capital is aiming to secure US$2 billion through institutional investors for its third infrastructure debt fund....

Aberdeen’s Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund has been given a ‘highly recommended’ rating from research house, Lonsec....

AltaVista Research has unveiled new functional tools to help advisers better understand the underlying investment exposures in exchange-traded fund selection....