RETIREMENT

Policy & Regulation

Industry superannuation funds have reinforced the fact that lifting the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% has already been legislated amid suggestions that the Government’s...

Superannuation

Retirees with meaningful balances using a minimum drawdown strategy are too conservative with spending but super funds are limited when it comes to giving advice, Willis ...

People & Products

IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury is to step down from his executive roles from December 2020 after 10 years. ...

Financial planning

While the country ranks well in terms of resilience in ageing and automation as a whole, it is older workers that could be in danger of their ability to finance their lon...

Financial planning

The research project will work with Australians transitioning to retirement and financial advisers giving them holistic advice....

Financial planning

MLC Wealth has confirmed changes to its advice business as part of the firm’s separation from NAB Group. ...

People & Products

AMP has upgraded its Retirement Modelling Tool to model 900 annuity combinations, account-based pensions and Centrelink income, and stress test retirement strategies by r...

Financial planning

The Institute of Public Accountants has advocated an advisory role for accountants flowing from the Government’s promised review of the retirement income system....

Superannuation

Retired Australians are worried about gambling their life savings on stock market-dominated superannuation....

Superannuation

The Association of Independent Retirees has called on all political parties to stop changing the rules of superannuation, tax and concessions on retirement incomes. ...

Expert Analysis

By taking into account time considerations such as age at retirement and life expectancy, advisers can better equip their clients for retirement, Nathan Zahm writes....

Expert Analysis

Arthur Marusevich writes that there is a significant gap between people’s great expectations of retirement and the financial realities of life post-retirement. In the fac...

Superannuation

A key industry body has advocated for a spousal rollover measure for super fund members to allow couples to even out their balances to try to minimise the gender retireme...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has initiated a consultation period around a new policy paper which would see consumers approaching retirement provided with standard fact sheets c...

Funds management

DomaCom has announced it has completed $2.95 million capital raise through the issue of a convertible security....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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