The SMSF Association has entered into new partnership agreements with Kaplan Professional and Deakin University to offer its SMSF Specialist Advisor designation (SSA)....

Eight industry associations say the compensation scheme of last resort will become a “go to” rather than a last resort and excludes product providers from accountability....

Lowering regulation costs and an improved regulatory framework for limited licences is among the items on the Association’s regulatory wish list....

The cost of the single disciplinary body needs to be kept under control otherwise it will be another factor in driving up the cost of financial advice, according to indus...

Advisers have been advised to refrain from making changes to increase the number of members in self-managed super funds due to an implementation delay by the Australian T...

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

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...

The two largest financial planning organisations have increasingly been singing from the same hymn book in delivering their policy messages to Canberra but they are still...

In the latest FASEA draft guidance, the importance of specialist advice for self-managed superannuation funds has been recognised, according to the SMSF Association....

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

The Financial Services Council has lent its weight to the SMSF Association’s push to clear the way for self-managed funds to invest in infrastructure....

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

Peter Hogan will retire from self-managed superannuation (SMSF) representative body the SMSF Association at the end of September....

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