policy

Awards

Fiona Galbraith from ASFA was the Industry Advocacy winner at the 2016 Women in Financial Services Awards....

Superannuation

APRA to assess performance-based remuneration

The prudential regulator is launching a review of the remuneration policies of regulated institutions and how they tie into organisational implementation of risk culture ...

Financial planning

AFA forms life insurance sub-committee

The AFA has formed a life insurance sub-committee and a professional standards sub-committee, whose members will review and provide suggestions on various policy issues a...

Superannuation

Govt disappoints on work test reversal

While the Government has won bouquets for its $500,000 concessional cap change, it has received brickbats for its reversal on the work test for those aged 65 to 75....

Superannuation

Age Pension changes to sting couples

Couples would bear the brunt of changes to the Age Pension assets test taking effect next year, with a significant drop in the proportion of couples who would have a comf...

Financial planning

FSC repeats policy implementation push

The FSC has repeated calls to reintroduce and implement a backlog of life insurance and super reforms, while introducing legislation to increase financial adviser standar...

Features

Hold the policy. We have an election

A double dissolution election has left many financial planning policies in limbo, and advisers are demanding certainty on at least three key issues, Malavika Santhebennur...

Knowledge Centre

What Do Negative Interest Rate Policies Mean for Investors?

Central banks around the world are developing a newfound fondness for experimenting with negative interest rate policies (NIRP) — despite unknown consequences and what ap...

Tools & guides

China Update: focus back on growth

Reform and policy measures in China to facilitate economic growth could affect Australian resource companies and commodity prices. Tim Rocks explains why he remains upbea...