Government spending on aged care is projected to increase from 0.8 per cent to 1.8 per cent of gross domestic product over the next 40 years, since the number of people o...

As superannuation funds seek to move further into the provision of full service financial planning, a recent report prepared for the West Australian Government has raised...

The Government is being asked to be more specific about the manner in which related parties can use collectibles within SMSFs....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a class order to extend the transition period for the new shorter Product Disclosure Statement (P...

The Greens appear to have scotched hopes of a lifting of the ban on mortgage exit fees....

PIS managing director Grahame Evans warns of creating a return to tied-agency arrangements and the death of boutiques....

Synchron is encouraging its advisers to lobby politicians against the FOFA reforms, which it says pander to the 'socialist' union super fund movement....

The May 2011 Federal Budget contained a number of proposed superannuation changes. However, they are unlikely to cause any significant change in the way clients will go a...

A strong line of argument is being pursued by sections of the financial planning industry that the Government has been focusing its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) chan...

The Government is set to permanently waive the Centrelink five-year clawback for SMSFs and SAFs that restructure ATE complying pensions to a term allocated pension. Julie...

Creating financially literate and better engaged Australian consumers is vital if the superannuation market and the wider financial services industry are to truly reach t...

The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has claimed the balance of FOFA is right and has urged the financial services industry to support a super guarantee increase based ...

Suncorp-owned dealer group Guardian Financial Planning has formed a partnership with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), joining the AFA's Licensee Partnership P...

Some changes under the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms will not have the intended results, unfairly targeting the smaller players and favouring large inst...