ASIC will propose a number of measures designed to slow down and potentially prevent high frequency trading (HFT) from adversely affecting the market....
SPAA backs ASIC’s bid to drive out ‘bad apples’ from financial services....
AIST and ISA use survey data to support argument that most advice provided by super funds is general and that RG 146 is sufficient....
SPAA welcomes education overhaul but queries place of SMSF training standards....
Collective charging of super fund members for full financial advice is already prohibited, which will make the introduction of new but similar obligations unnecessary, ac...
Quadrant First is expanding its member services to facilitate the delivery of scaled advice....
New chair and deputy named for custodians association as outgoing chair returns to France. ...
The wave of regulatory reform surfed by the previous Government may not yet have run its course, but now may be the time to tread water and scan the horizon, writes Damon...
Longevity risk remains a continuing challenge for the superannuation industry, but as Damon Taylor reports, new approaches and new products are being assessed....
Stronger Super may be dominating the focus of Australia’s major custodians but, as Damon Taylor writes, that has not entirely stopped them looking for ways to innovative ...
Damon Taylor writes that 2012 has proved to be a particularly busy year for the Australian superannuation industry – and one during which many funds found themselves tryi...
Custodians are sometimes out of sight and out of mind, but as Damon Taylor writes, recent events have reinforced the vital role they play in the Australian superannuation...
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 ...