Mortgage broking group, AFG has appointed its current interim chief executive, David Bailey as the company’s CEO following a market review....

Family violence is one of the rare situations in which short-term financial needs are more compelling than the need to preserve super for retirement, according to HESTA....

Link Group has announced it has rebranded fund administration subsidiary White Outsourcing to Link Fund Solutions....

Outsider usually finds change challenging and quite distasteful but he must admit enjoying his move from Money Management's long-time home in Sydney’s Chatswood to the hu...

Superannuation Guarantee should be recalibrated to include low income Australians and help them meet their needs, according to ASFA....

Outsider doesn't intentionally seek out racial stereotypes but sometimes they just land on his lap like at a recent roundtable/luncheon....

Outsider notes that after nearly three years, the Commonwealth Bank’s Open Advice Review (OAR) program is reaching its conclusion and it is to be hoped that all affected ...

David Barrett looks at what financial advisers need to understand now that the TTR changes come into place....

Equip and Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund are set to merge on 1 July and will be led by Nicholas Vamvakas as CEO....

Liz Moran looks at why corporate bonds are an attractive alternative investment during a low interest environment....

Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has renewed the Government’s commitment not to tinker with the ability of self-managed superannuation funds to access limited recourse b...

Financial advisers will need to consider whether their client’s current strategy will still be optimal after the concessional contribution changes come into effect, Craig...

Wayne Wilson looks at the top factors that drive and improve financial advice practice profitability....

A new white paper has identified scope for new entrants amid planner dissatisfaction with existing financial planning and CRM software....

Mike Taylor writes that the creation of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has brought the financial planning industry to another crossroad on its journ...

As Smart Beta ETFs gain in popularity there are plenty of products to choose from. Follow our five step due diligence process for a simple way to identify the right Smart...

It is time for planners to bring aged care advice into sharper focus and initiate conversations with their clients around cost, structures, and implications for other are...

Peter Bobbin points to the ‘alternative facts’ being peddled by the Australian Taxation Office with respect to the 2016 Federal Budget changes to superannuation....

Will the Government’s Bank Executive Accountability Regime combine with the Australian Bankers’ Association employment protocol to make employment in the banking sector a...

The Finance Sector Union has urged NAB chief executive, Andrew Thorburn to have the bank shoulder responsibility for compliance failures rather than blame financial plann...