Dividend income, with the help of franking credits, may not continue to be a reliable method of income for retirees, according to a panel....

Licensees should not be responsible for individual financial adviser registrations to the corporate regulator as it makes clear these are a statutory obligation and not a...

Mike Taylor writes that the popularity of self-managed superannuation funds and the failure of the so-called limited licensing regime may make SMSFs the test-bed for prop...

The transfer balance cap indexation, the total super balance thresholds, and access to information for advisers need to be addressed to simplify the retirement income sys...

The current regulatory regime around financial planning is driving up costs by prioritising compliance and the needs of licensees over those of consumers, according to th...

Although the removal of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is a huge victory for many in the industry who spent the last few years fighting for reform, ...

Large Australian Securities Exchange listed companies should structure their capital raising offers to maximise access for all investors to a proportionate offer and set ...

Individuals who have decided to set up their own self-managed super funds are motivated by far more than costs or investment returns, with a desire for control over their...

A Rice Warner report, to be launched later this month, will look at when self-managed superannuation funds are most cost-effective....

After recommendation from the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, legislation to increase the maximum number of SMSF members from four to six is expected to pass thro...

In the latest FASEA draft guidance, the importance of specialist advice for self-managed superannuation funds has been recognised, according to the SMSF Association....

Faced by the misgivings of at least one major accounting group, the SMSF Association has sought to reinforce the benefits of increasing the size of self-managed superannu...

The bill would see the maximum allowable number of members in a self-managed super fund increase from four to six....

Cutting red tape for financial advice will aid the economic recovery post-COVID-19 pandemic, says the SMSFA....