The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is pushing for regulatory amendments which would allow super funds to play a greater role in the provision of financi...
A legal loophole that allowed the funnelling of money into superannuation to defeat creditors will be closed under changes announced by the Federal Attorney General and t...
The value of a Parliamentary Inquiry, the terms of reference of which appear to favour retail superannuation funds over their industry counterparts, is being questioned b...
The Federal Government has released a revised version of its exposure draft of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Bill containing many amendments s...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been told it needs to be more specific when providing case studies of conflicts of interest....
ASFA’s chief executive officer Philippa Smith has welcomed the superannuation proposals in last month’s Federal Budget as “radical, bold and far reaching”, while calling ...
Despite one in five financial planners falling foul of the corporate regulator in its latest shadow shopping exercise, and the resulting negative coverage in the mainstre...
Ex-patriots from the United Kingdom looking to transfer their pension across to Australia may be limited in their choice of investments, and could be hit with huge tax bi...
ASFA has welcomed confirmation this morning that the Federal Government will ensure superannuation is included in its international benchmarking of the Australian taxatio...
ASFA has reinforced its support for the scrapping of the 15 per cent superannuation contributions tax, raised by Finance Minister Nick Minchin last week, with statistics ...
Federal Finance Minister Nick Minchin has declared his support for calls to do away with the 15 per cent superannuation contributions tax....
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...