SUPERANNUATION FUND
Financial planning
New research reveals growing numbers of financial planners willing to recommend industry super funds, while NAB/MLC emerge as top brand....
Financial planning
Many superannuation fund members will not engage in financial advice unless it is paid for from super administration fees....
Superannuation
A new superannuation and investment wrap from ClearView will be able to link insurance cover both in and outside of superannuation....
Financial planning
CommInsure's Wholesale Life division has launched an online application and underwriting platform for two of its largest industry superannuation fund clients....
Financial planning
The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, has announced a number of topics that will not be permitted in intra-fund financial advice....
Policy & Regulation
The Sydney District Court has sentenced finance broker and unregistered tax agent Angelos Giourtalis to nine years in gaol for 57 counts of tax fraud....
Superannuation
Nicholas Ali outlines the importance of lodging the correct Australian Taxation Office (ATO) form before commencing a pension. ...
Editorial
Troy Smith outlines what bankruptcy is, when it should be filed for and what income and assets would be available to creditors....
Superannuation
Jennifer Brookhouse outlines the issues to consider when deciding whether a superannuation death benefit going to a child should be paid as an income stream or into a tes...
Superannuation
Financial advisers need to be wise when recommending insurance options within their clients' self-managed super funds. Warrick Hanley explains how small mistakes can lead...
Superannuation
Peter Burgess illustrates the concept of a single acquirable asset demonstrates the application of key concepts relevant to limited recourse borrowing arrangements provis...
Superannuation
A new interpretive decision issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has impacted the way stepchildren are treated with respect to divorce and superannuation....
Financial planning
While the proposed Future of Financial Advice changes and their potential impact on financial advisers remain the hot topic, there is another acronym - TOFA - which deser...
Superannuation
One of the constant criticisms of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is the number of gaps that persist in the sector's overall framework and yet according to Chris Malkin,...
Superannuation
Anna Mirzoyan takes a look at the ways in which market volatility may affect superannuation rollovers....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...