Complex rules around consolidation and excessive paperwork are immobilising superannuation fund members, a survey has revealed. ...
SMSF regulation should be handed to APRA instead of the ATO, according to a Super Review/Money Management roundtable....
Self-regulation on governance is preferable to Government regulation, according to outgoing ASFA chair Tony Lally. ...
Sinodinos signals changes on FOFA conflicted remuneration based on more specifics....
Mike Taylor writes that as a former ASIC executive, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has managed to spice up the submissions to the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC’s op...
The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the Government’s move to abolish the proposed tax on super earnings over $100,000....
Increasing housing costs are straining single retirees’ pockets, according to new figures from ASFA....
Retaining LISC regarded as more important than the on-time delivery of the higher SG....
Industry welcomes Government's changes to self education expenses and the tax on superannuation earnings over $100,000. ...
ASIC should be capable of dealing with illegal early release superannuation issues, particularly where SMSFs are concerned, according to ASFA. ...
ASFA calls for the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal to be removed from ASIC oversight....
Super body claims ASIC approach is non-collaborative and in need or review. ...
New ASFA research claims the current legislative and regulatory settings are impeding innovation in the post-retirement space....
Super industry looking for pathways to safely invest in infrastucture....
Super funds warn that customer due diligence will unreasonably tie up resources....
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...