Questions are being asked about whether advisers are facing greater risks of being perceived to breach the code of ethics because of the complexities inherent in advising...

The changes will take effect on 1 July and advisers need to include them in clients’ end-of-year planning, according to the SMSF Association....

The FPA has partnered with three fintech providers to allow advisers provide early super advice more efficiently....

Self-managed superannuation funds have been weathering the COVID-19 storm, writes Mike Taylor, but should be alert to the price they may be asked to pay as part of the re...

Regulators have taken a soft approach to the implementation of Standard 3 of the FASEA Code of Ethics, but there is still concern over how proper regulation will work....

Five professional bodies had teamed up to help Australians receive easy access to professional advice, given the COVID-19 pandemic....

Specialist advice for self-managed superannuation funds is necessary to navigate market turbulences caused by external factors, the SMSF Association says....

Limited advice documents can help create engagement from clients and better understanding for advisers rather than producing a full statement of advice after every sessio...

The tax office is imposing more educational directives where self-managed superannuation fund members have breached regulatory contraventions in a bid to prevent reoffend...

A customer-focused financial advice framework is needed to provide consumers with affordable advice with the help of sophisticated technology, according to the SMSF Assoc...

The SMSF Association wants the Government to dump its limited licensing regime for accountants on the basis of it having failed to meet its objectives and having, instead...

Self-Managed Superannuation Funds should be exempted from the Government’s new design and distribution regime because they are not like other financial products, accordin...

Mike Taylor writes that in the half-decade of discussion around retirement incomes policy there has been plenty of talk, multiple proposals but very little real progress....

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