One of the traditional strongholds of financial planners, insurance sales, may be under threat, with the intra-fund advice regime giving superannuation funds the power to...

Perceived uncertainty surrounding the current reviews of superannuation needs to be seen in perspective, with the reviews providing the opportunity to lock in long-term p...

All sectors of the superannuation industry now represented on the Cooper Review panel: SPAA....

Dispensations granted to superannuation funds with respect to intra-fund advice are what many had hoped for but they carry the risk of reputational damage if things go wr...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has successfully pursued legal action to recover the assets of the failed Harts Staff Superannuation Fund....

Voluntary contributions to super have all but dried up in the face of the Federal Government's May Budget and announcements from the interim Henry Report, according to th...

The ATO should clarify the rules around borrowing under SMSFs as there are several risks for trustees giving personal guarantees....

The push to reduce super fees to an average of 1 per cent and create fee transparency will create demand pressure on costs....

Despite recent headway made in reducing the underinsurance problem, too many Australians are still too exposed to risk....

Thanks to the Rudd Labor Government's first Cabinet reshuffle financial services now has a seat at the Cabinet table but, as Mike Taylor reports, it remains for the indus...

New Federal Financial Services Minister Chris Bowen would consider legislating against the use of commissions as remuneration in the superannuation industry "as a last re...

A representative from Australia's superannuation industry will sit on the Financial Reporting Council for the first time....

The Rudd Government’s second Budget could have been much tougher than it ultimately proved to be, writes Mike Taylor....

Significant structural changes are looming in the financial services industry, and both companies and financial planners must evolve to meet the new expectations of Gover...