The Government’s amendments to the FOFA legislation seemed capable of creating some loopholes around commissions but, as Mike Taylor writes, the major planning organisati...
Macquarie Specialist Investments has launched a new Significant Investor Visa-focused product....
New MetLife/FSC research reveals that tax incentives similar to those applied to health insurance could help bridge Australia’s under-insurance gap....
The president of the Fair Work Commission has rebuffed FSC calls to cease its review of default funds under modern awards....
The AFA has moved to enter the FOFA pause consultations with an analysis designed to counter a “rolling campaign of fiction and misrepresentation”....
The superannuation industry is littered with small and medium-sized funds, making the market significantly fragmented and cost inefficient, according to custodian J.P Mor...
SPAA welcomes Federal Government decision to amend how best interest duty works as part of FOFA reforms....
Australia’s longevity challenge can be addressed by removing the barriers to keeping people working....
Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann pauses FOFA process for consultations...
AIST chief Tom Garcia says not-for-profit superannuation funds need to promote their brands to survive....
Cormann signals FOFA reform fight....
Despite strong performance from equity markets in Australia this year and improving economic data globally, uneasiness about risk persists. David Redford-Bell looks at ho...
Mike Taylor writes that Government Senators are sending plenty of messages about impending changes aimed at opening up the default funds under modern awards regime. ...
Several financial services industry bodies throw support behind FOFA amendments tabled in Parliament yesterday. ...
The FSC has obtained legal advice from a Senior Counsel confirming the Government’s FOFA changes will not undermine client best interest or consumer protections....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...