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Superannuation
The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has made clear the Government will opt for retirement income certainty rather than the superannuation guarantee recommendations of ...
Superannuation
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has claimed the financial services regulators will be ‘hamstrung’ in applying proposed new design and distribution rul...
People and Products
The Morrison Government has reappointed Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chair, Wayne Byres, for five more years and committed $58.7 million of new fundi...
Financial advice
Self-managed superannuation funds should be excluded from the product design and distribution rules, according to the SMSF Association....
Insurance
The Federal Government has been urged to drop the minimum age for automatic insurance cover inside superannuation to 21, rather than age 25....
Insurance
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has told the Royal Commission that if the Government wants the insurance inside superannuation code to be mandatory i...
Financial advice
New research commissioned by building industry group, Master Builders Australia has pointed to significant economic damage resulting from the Federal Opposition’s policie...
Insurance
Life insurance companies are now under a legal obligation to provide consistent data on claims and disputes to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Aust...
Editorial
If both the Royal Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority are confused about interpreting breaches of the sole purpose test, perhaps it is time for ...
SMSF
Following a period of significant change for self-managed superannuation fund policy, trustees and their advisers should remember to review trust deeds, weathdigital has ...
Financial advice
Industry Super Australia has accused elements of the retail advice sector of lobbying to water down the rules around personal advice and product distribution....
Superannuation
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority vows to “proactively work with consumers, small business and the financial services sector to resolve and reduce financial d...
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 ...