The Trade Union Royal Commission has provided the Government with ammunition to pursue its changes to default funds under modern awards....

MLC has secured the top spot for the Super Risk Disability Income Product award, after coming in second last year....

Offering high levels of total and permanent disability and death cover, as well as competitive insurance premium rates for members has seen Kinetic Super get the gong....

Being open to adviser feedback and suggestions, and incorporating them into their product has seen ClearView clinch the top prize second year in a row. ...

Good underwriting and a focus on affordability have been central to the success of TAL’s Accelerated Protection Income Protection Premier product....

OnePath’s Trauma Premier product has proven to be the best after winning in the trauma category for the second year in a row, with MLC again taking silver, and TAL winnin...

MLC’s Insurance Life Cover and TPD product has struck gold in the Term and TPD Product award at the Money Management/DEXX&R Adviser Risk Choice Awards. ...

National Australia Bank’s wealth management arm, MLC, has been named Risk Company of the Year in the Money Management/DEXX&R Adviser Choice Risk Awards....

To help bridge the gender gap in super the Queensland Government has asked to integrate social security and super legislation to enable a focus on a person’s entire situa...

A Queensland Government submission has pointed to more women than men choosing to access financial advice provided by super funds....

An Administrative Appeal Tribunal has rejected a former tax agent’s case against the Tax Practitioners’ Board for not renewing her registration....

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has signalled that super fund directors should normally serve no more than three terms....

Financial advisers could combine robo-advice into their firm’s marketing process through principles of compliance and contemporariness....

Those taking super lump sums have been getting a bum rap with many using the money to purchase a virtual income stream rather than a caravan....

Count Financial points to utility of fee-for-service for accountants entering financial planning space....

ETFs are being used as a tool to express a view on almost any financial market or for long-term core investments, according to BlackRock....

BNP Paribas Securities Services names Philippe Benoit as new Asia pacific region head, to be based in Hong Kong....

Clients of a bankrupt ‘financial adviser’ will be able to commence and take fresh proceedings against her at a later date....

Raising the option of philanthropy with clients can help advisers build trust and fulfil their ‘know your client’ requirement....

A new survey has revealed most super executives think superannuation’s purpose should be to increasingly reduce reliance on the age pension....