Statutory fiduciary duty in the financial planning context is not as straightforward an issue as it may be in other professions, and no exemptions should be made for cert...
ASFA has disputed claims made by Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden that expanded intra-fund advice would dilute the quality of advice received by Au...
People who receive financial advice retire almost $100,000 better off than those who do not receive advice....
Stronger Super has delivered a raft of new regulatory challenges for the superannuation industry but, as Damon Taylor writes, the objective is finding the right balance i...
The focus of the Australian superannuation industry over the past two decades has been mostly on accumulation but, as Damon Taylor reports, super funds are increasingly e...
The Government’s release of its Future of Financial Advice proposals have signalled key changes with respect to financial advice and, as Damon Taylor reports, many supera...
From the Future of Financial Advice changes to the Cooper Review recommendations, superannuation trustees are facing significant change but, as Damon Taylor writes, the d...
SMSFs can create unique challenges for financial planners dealing with death benefits for blended families, according to two SMSF specialists....
The Government has finally referred default superannuation funds under modern awards to the Productivity Commission, but as Mike Taylor reports, the outcome is unlikely t...
The Federal Government should come good on its pledge to compensate the victims of 'Australia's largest superannuation fraud', Labor MP Stephen Jones believes. ...
While industry bodies throw support behind FOFA changes tabled in Parliament yesterday, concerns about general advice exemptions still stand....
CSSA calls for separation of intra-fund advice fee and administration fee....
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...