The Productivity Commission needs to examine Australia’s superannuation system as it lacks legal definitions and clear purpose, the IPA said. ...

In a bid to encourage more women to join the fintech industry, CXi Software is paying super contributions for permanent staff members who go on maternity leave....

AMP Capital and BetaShares announce alliance to deliver ETF products aimed at SMSFs....

Any reduction in concessional contribution caps will undermine people’s ability to build adequate retirement savings, a report finds....

While the majority of investment professionals believe robo-advice will slash advice costs, the jury is still out on whether the industry will be “unambiguously better of...

Colonial First State’s platform offerings are back to their best in the eyes of financial planners, taking the top two spots in Wealth Insights’ Service Level Report....

New research has revealed in stark terms how the negative publicity has eroded trust in financial planning....

The Commonwealth Bank has defended its claims handling personnel and denied any misconduct, but chief executive, Ian Narev, has conceded process may have been put ahead o...

The Government is proposing to extend the amount of time existing advisers will need to reach degree-equivalent status and to pass the new exam requirement....

Outsider notes that after looking closely at Chant West data, perhaps ISA’s David Whiteley’s call for an inquiry into why industry funds outperformed their retail counter...

Outsider skimmed through Money Management’s Salary Survey to find some interesting results about education levels between planners in banks and their peers in the super s...

A new major partnership between Findex and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science is set to drive medical sector innovation. ...

MLC has created a new general manager role for MLC Advice, as its parent company, NAB, looks to integrate MLC Advice into its Advice Partnership network....

Prevailing perceptions about the treatment of whistleblowers may be wide of the mark, an academic warns ahead of a major research project into whistleblowing....

There is a clear switch towards objective and factor-based approaches to investing in a low-return environment, according to SSGA. ...

Fiducian has expanded its financial planning footprint via Perth acquisitions, and has increased its FUA in Fiducian Financial Services to $1.8 billion....

The AFA is pleased the Government has taken a common sense approach in setting more flexible education requirements for existing advisers....

Lowering the superannuation concessional contribution caps to $20,000 will be self-defeating for the Government, according to the Financil Services Council....

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has urged action on implementing a mechanism capable of rationalising legacy life products....

Fund managers can provide additional returns through active management and “being bold”, according to IOOF....