The annual superannuation performance test results are just days away and some Choice options will also be under the microscope for the first time, writes Craig Day....
Almost three years after being arrested, a director has pleaded guilty to encouraging investors to roll over their superannuation in SMSFs and lend that money to his two ...
Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has reiterated his support for superannuation funds helping everyday Australians manage their money following widespread d...
AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....
As the new financial year kicks off, financial advisers will need to ensure their clients – especially those approaching retirement – are in the right place for their sup...
New analysis by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has looked into which Australian states have the biggest, and smallest, average superannuation balanc...
With the end of financial year around the corner, maximising concessional super contributions and 2024 tax planning will be on advisers’ minds....
A parliamentary inquiry will be looking into the implications of capital concentration and common ownership from banks, superannuation funds, investments funds, and hedge...
Industry superannuation funds have been delivered a clean bill of health on their use of third-party advice services. ...
While there is a possible danger of members remaining in poorly-performing super funds, this is the better option than them accumulating multiple accounts. ...
Sydney University research has suggested that accountants and financial advisers will be beneficiaries of the Government’s move to increase the maximum number of SMSF mem...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is backing the Federal Court’s precedent in the IOOF case on how and when superannuation funds can use member reserve...
The average balanced investment returned flat for the 2019/20 financial year, after the pandemic wiped 37% of the Australian share market from peak to trough in March and...
New analysis from Frontier Investment Consulting suggests that the volatility generated by COVID-19 has raised real questions about the Australian Prudential Regulation A...
The top client issue dealt with by advisers in May was concessional super contributions, compared to April when early access to super dominated clients’ questions, accord...
trustees are already requesting such confirmations when advisory fees (even via fixed term agreements) are deducted from...
CSLR should be broken down into 2 sub sectors, one for product manufacturers and one for financial advisers. Product ma...
We must stand up and show our opposition to both the ASIC Levy and CSLR as they both contribute to the high cost of advi...