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09 April 2013 • By Owen Holdaway • 1 min read

Mortgage stress turns clients to exotic products

More complex products for those turned down by traditional lendersFinancial product manufacturers are creating more sophisticated products to allow ...

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Role of executor 'misunderstood'

Litigation often misinterpretedThere are 'great and many' misunderstandings related to the role and liabilities of a non-professional executor, ...

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Super 'reforms' just add to uncertainty

Government modelling flawed, claims MercerWith the government's surprise superannuation reform announcement last week drawing hesitant early support, ...

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SMSF outsourcing compromises client confidentiality

Transparency becoming more valuableThe outsourcing of self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration is compromising client confidentiality, a boutique ...

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Increasing regulation is a post-GFC burden

Legislative change could adversely impact investorsLegislative change in the financial services industry has been the burden of the global financial ...

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FSC shelves anti-government campaign, for now

Warns future governments over "sovereign" threats In the wake of the government's raft of proposed superannuation changes announced on Friday, the ...

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Mixed response to super reforms

The government has taken the surprise move of outlining its plans for superannuation ahead of the May Budget with a snap press conference on Friday ...

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New APES 230 standards passed

Board "strongly recommends" fee for service modelWatered down APES 230 proposals revealed last week have been passed at a meeting of the Accounting ...

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Super changes about election, not reform

Accounting group slams costly government proposalsThe Gillard government's proposed overhaul of the super system is purely about winning an election ...

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SMSF auditor registrations climb

New standards will still result in large dropApplications for the self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditor registration are increasing, according to the ...

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