SUPERANNUATION
Tools & guides
Krishna Skandakumar, Heather Gray and Andrew O’Bryan look at the various changes that have occurred in insurance within superannuation and self-managed superannuation fun...
Superannuation
Industry Super Australia wheels out its chairman, former NSW Liberal leader, Peter Collins, to urge the new Prime Minister to review and reset super fund governance chang...
Superannuation
ASFA has congratulated former Treasurer, Wayne Swan’s, ex-chief-of-staff, on his appointment to Shadow Minister for financial services and superannuation....
Superannuation
As the Parliament moves to consider super fund governance changes, Industry Super Australia has released research claiming the big banks are taking a third of all super f...
Financial planning
Curtin University research group argues the super system is skewed against women and lower income earners....
Superannuation
Aussies are taking more control on their retirement savings as 52 per cent say fees and better performance were reasons to switch funds, according to a report....
Financial planning
Public servants and defence personnel who are members of nine Commonwealth super schemes are getting their advice via Industry Fund Services....
Tools & guides
Andrew Lowe answers some common questions around income stream planning, including eligibility to make super contributions, and starting or winding up an income streams....
People & Products
Mercer appoints former Telstra executive to Mercer Superannuation board as an independent non-executive director....
Superannuation
New superannuation report makes clear that while advice is central to super, conflicts of interest must be disclosed....
Funds management
Parliamentary committee warned that Australian family offices will look to invest offshore in the face of threats to their tax confidentiality....
Superannuation
South Australian super fund Statewide has appointed Richard Nunn as its chief executive after its former CEO resigned in May....
Superannuation
Myths surrounding the equity and sustainability of superannuation tax concessions will need to be debunked if there is to be a serious debate about reform, ASFA believes....
Financial planning
New research has confirmed that advice is pivotal to superannuation and that funds need to recognise the value delivered by financial planners....
Financial planning
In more fall-out from its investigation into the Sherwin Group of companies, ASIC has started an investigation into the operation of Money Market Accounts held by Sherwin...
Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry
MARKET INSIGHTS
Podcast
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...