The national association for private equity has defended the role of private equity in companies after the Government announced an inquiry into collapsed listed retailers...

If female employees could salary sacrifice five per cent of their salary before tax, their super balance at retirement would increase by $178,100, according to ANZ....

The Treasury has been warned that the Government’s proposed new super portfolio holdings disclosure regime may hit the use of SMAs....

SMSF trustees and advisers must review requirements of the treatment of insurance within their funds annually, taking into account changes around the SIS Act 1993, Janine...

Advisers need to bring things back to basics for clients to address barriers and perceptions of advice like complexity, inflexibility, and lack of engagement, Tim Mitchel...

Like them or not, financial advisers should already have begun making the adjustments necessary to operate within the new Life Insurance Framework, writes Catherine Evans...

Many financial planners may choose to leave the industry over the next two years, but the Government and the regulators can minimise those exits by getting the transition...

Advisers should have a good understanding of the issues around Medicare and PBS reports within the risk insurance advice process to add value to their advice proposition,...

The key superannuation organisations are expressing concern at reports the Government is considering scrapping lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent. ...

Van Eck Australia’s Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF’s low cost investment strategy, has seen its rating upgraded by Lonsec....

Investment manager, Justin Beeton, is looking to cash in on the current low price of oil with a new investment, launched this week....

Central banks around the world need to align their monetary policies to stabilise markets, Nikko Asset Management global rates and currencies strategist, Roger Bridges, b...

Investors looking to oil price fluctuations are clinging to a misguided indicator, an asset manager believes....

Securities transaction and fund administration software provider, GBST, has entered an end-to-end managed services agreement with financial advisory firm, Baillieu Holst....

Fund managers are passing on “good companies” being floated by private equity firms, because of “obnoxious pricing”....

Perpetual’s new global share fund aims to enable investors to minimise the impact of fluctuations in the Australian dollar on their international investments....

Australian city-dwellers are exposing themselves to potential financial hardship, coughing up more than a third of their income to rent in desirable postcodes....

Super funds continue to grapple with capturing big data from members in a sophisticated way that will allow them to leverage that data to improve member engagement. ...

Accountants need to cross-sell across their multiple service offerings while persuading clients to cross-buy across different services....

The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull has denied reports the Government intends abandoning its timetable for lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent....