Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has described 2020 as a ‘year to forget’ for Australia as the unemployment rate reaches a 19-year high....

Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% is a necessary prerequisite to helping people rebuild their account balances in the wake of early release drawdowns, according...

The Federal Government has announced it will extend the $150,000 instant asset write-off to 31 December, 2020 ....

Australia is officially in its first recession for 30 years, according to figures from the Treasury, but the June quarter will be “more severe”....

Senator Jane Hume has called on the Labor Party to enable the FASEA extension to return to business after a ruling yesterday on listed investment companies. ...

The ban on conflicted remuneration to listed investment companies will be extended following a consultation by the Treasury, removing an impediment to the FASEA exam exte...

The implementation of recommendations from the Royal Commission will be deferred for six months to allow the industry to deal with the impact of COVID-19....

The corporate regulator is only putting the brakes on terminating grandfathered commissions because consumers have started to realise the cost of advice has escalated due...

The Retirement Income Review has been welcomed by many in the industry, but Chris Dastoor writes, it is still uncertain what it will mean for the industry in the long-ter...

The Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, and the Australian Office for Financial Management have announced measures to support the small and medium-sized business (SMEs) sector wi...

Changes have been temporarily made to the foreign investment review framework in light of COVID-19, to protect Australia’s economic interests....

The Government will allow financially-stressed individuals to access tax-free of up to $10,000 of their superannuation in 2019-20 and a further $10,000 in 2020-21....

Financial advisers have been the subject of some highly negative publicity over the past decade but their good works have been seen to shine as they help clients navigate...

Managers have praised the Reserve Bank of Australia’s efforts but warned the central bank can ‘only do so much’ to stop the tide of the worldwide economic chaos caused by...