2019 ELECTION
Superannuation
May’s post-election bounce to domestic shares wasn’t enough to counter the impact of uncertain and risk-adverse global markets on super fund returns, as the industry look...
Features
Mike Taylor writes that the new assistant minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology will find some urgent matters sitting in her portfolio ...
Funds management
A Labor win could have posed a significant speed-bump for listed investment companies, according to Zenith Investment Partners....
Financial planning
APRA’s scrapping of the seven per cent ‘stress test’ buffer on home loans will see an increase in borrowing capacity for owner-occupiers, according to RiskWise Property R...
Editorial
Strategies based on particular government policy positions should be regarded as having reliable shelf-life no longer than that of the Government which introduced them....
Policy & Regulation
More than $1.8 billion per year in repair and maintenance work on negatively geared homes could be lost if Labor goes ahead with its policy to impose restrictions on the ...
SMSF
As the Federal election campaign hits its peak, the Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System has again reminded consumers that Labor’s franking credit reform would disadva...
Financial planning
The outcome of this year’s Federal election could have differing impacts for financial planners regarding each parties’ views on superannuation and tax....
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...