SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, has announced that the Government will make legislative changes to grant victims of serious crimes access to p...

Financial planning

A key industry fund body is urging the retention of ‘general advice’ as the creation of a new category ‘conflicted general advice’....

Expert Analysis

Christchurch-based adviser Sonnie Bailey discusses the differences and difficulties in providing advice to clients across the Tasman....

Superannuation

Buying property with your superannuation is an accident waiting to happen, according to RiskWise Property Research chief executive officer, Doron Peleg....

Superannuation

The portion of superannuation members contributing above the superannuation guarantee level grew marginally in the year to January, 2018, after nearly a decade of decline...

Superannuation

Qantas Super’s newly launched Retirement Confidence Index has reinforced that Australians largely do not feel confident about their ability to retire comfortably....

Superannuation

Major industry funds group, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is urging its members to leverage the lack of trust in the major banks to drive further in...

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has found itself at odds with other superannuation bodies as it backs Federal Opposition leader, Bill Shorten’s proposals to remove dividend impu...

Policy & Regulation

The Minster for Revenue and Financial Services claims 40 per cent of SMSFs will be hit by the Federal Opposition’s proposed changes to dividend imputation....

Tools & guides

As rules surrounding superannuation become more complex, advisers need to be conscientious to ensure that their clients do not suffer penalties, Peter Kelly writes....

Superannuation

The Federal Court has made orders by consent to wind up Western Australian company Superfunded, following an application from ASIC to appoint a liquidator last month....

Superannuation

The SMSF Association has called for tougher controls on the early release of superannuation, saying that the growth in early release of funds “for most medical treatments...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has placed superannuation funds on notice that it believes the Insurance in Superannuation code of conduct does not go far ...

Superannuation

When people make active decisions about their superannuation investment strategies, the decisions of their co-workers can be influential in their choices, Monash Business...

People & Products

NPP Australia's payment platform could potentially save super fund members millions by cutting the time it takes to top up or transfer balances between super funds from t...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 3 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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