FAAA chief executive, Sarah Abood, has warned changes in the first tranche of the QAR legislation around advice fees documentation could create more work for advisers rat...
FAAA chief executive, Sarah Abood, has warned changes in the first tranche of the QAR legislation around advice fees documentation could create more work for advisers rat...
The FSC CEO will join a long line-up of renowned speakers at the inaugural summit. ...
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of a Sydney advice firm with the business having lost more than 30 advisers since the start of 2024, accordin...
Financial Services Council chief executive, Blake Briggs, is urging Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to take advantage of the QAR opportunity to reduce reg...
Global research consultancy CoreData has appointed Angus Dennis from Australian Ethical Investment as it expands its research into responsible and ethical investment....
Allianz Retire+ has appointed Brendon Rodda from PIMCO as chief distribution officer for wealth management. ...
Following the sale of its platform business to Praemium, Iress has made a second disposal as it moves to streamline operations....
Selfwealth has made a number of appointments to its executive leadership team, as new CEO Craig Keary focuses on strategic growth....
Former Bravura chief executive, Nicholas Parsons, has taken up a new role at funds network Calastone as it looks to bring a digital investment strategy to market....
The Federal Court has issued its verdict in ASIC's first greenwashing case against Vanguard Investments Australia regarding the use of ESG exclusionary screens....
Investment managers who plan to implement artificial intelligence in the next five years expect to see increased productivity, but views are mixed on whether it will boos...
A former corporate adviser has been sentenced in the Supreme Court of Western Australia for insider trading to realise a profit of more than $57,000....
Private markets expertise is sought-after for investment operations hires as allocations to alternative assets rise, according to a recruitment firm, but there is a gap b...
Equity fund manager Platypus Asset Management, which is owned by Australian Unity, has appointed a new chief executive....
The Albanese government has confirmed superannuation will be paid on the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme from next year, addressing a longstanding “gender blind s...
The Albanese government has confirmed superannuation will be paid on the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme from next year, addressing a longstanding “gender blind s...
Total MySuper assets are approaching $1 trillion while the number of funds with more than six members has declined by 40 per cent over the last five years, according to A...
SuperRatings has shared the top 10 balanced superannuation funds of the calendar year 2023, with the top two funds returning more than 13 per cent each....
Super funds have delivered a strong 2023 calendar year result, bolstered by strong international share markets, successfully reversing losses of 4.6 per cent in the previ...
Policy and advocacy specialist Benjamin Marshan has left the Council of Australian Life Insurers after less than a year, having joined in March from the Financial Plannin...
The declining volume of risk advisers meant KPMG has found a rising lapse rate for insurance policies arranged by independent financial advisers, particularly in the TPD ...
The Life Insurance Code of Practice has transferred from the Financial Services Council to the Council of Australian Life Insurers....
The firm has announced it will no longer be writing new life insurance policies in the retail advised and corporate group insurance channels, citing a declining market an...
ASIC has issued its first interim stop order on two life insurance products from ClearView Life for DDO failures....
Australian Ethical has reported its net profit after tax (NPAT) fell 15% to $9.6 million for the year ended 30 June, while its underlying profit after tax (UPAT) declined...
Insignia Financial has announced a 59% increase in its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) to $234.5 million in FY22....
Having completed their educational qualifications, those advisers who remain in the industry are reporting being “run off their feet” with new clients....
With October being Mental Health Month, it’s a good opportunity for people in the profession to look out for each other’s mental health....
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has rejected an application by a former tax agent to stay a Tax Practitioners Board decision to terminate his registration with the ma...
Government has introduced a bill to Parliament to legislate the first stream of the QAR reforms....
ASIC now has a 1:1 ratio when it comes to court success in the enforcement of crypto activities and more action is expected as Treasury seeks to introduce a regulatory fr...
A leading governance body has hit out at “specialist interest groups proposing ad hoc law reform” when it comes to reforms of financial services legislation and believes ...
The release of ALRC’s final report into financial services legislation has highlighted financial advice as a “significant” focus as it seeks to reduce costs and help advi...
With several financial services firms looking to implement AI into their business, the federal government is examining introducing mandatory guardrails to ensure it can b...
trustees are already requesting such confirmations when advisory fees (even via fixed term agreements) are deducted from...
CSLR should be broken down into 2 sub sectors, one for product manufacturers and one for financial advisers. Product ma...
We must stand up and show our opposition to both the ASIC Levy and CSLR as they both contribute to the high cost of advi...