A professional year entrant says they were blown away to learn hairdressing used to require more training than advice as the standards authority says the industry is now ...
The Australian Fixed Interest Index and Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index managed funds and exchange traded funds will have their fees reduced....
The draft legislation for the Better Advice Bill has outlined the Financial Services and Credit Panel will convene on serious matters, but the Association of Financial Ad...
The law should protect licensees reporting other licensees under the new breach reporting regime given it will not be anonymous, according to Holley Nethercote....
The corporate regulator is expected to look closely at conflicts of interests for in-house managed account fees but conflicts of interest are easy to avoid, according to ...
The Government does not deserve credit for fixing “no brainer” issues in the industry and needs to acknowledge that it can regulate an industry out of existence, accordin...
A whitepaper from Ignition Advice has dispelled the myths regarding digital advice take-up, including concerns the corporate regulation will not find it compliant....
The MFS Global New Discovery Trust, which has been available in the US since 2011, will now be available to Australian and New Zealand investors....
Dugald Higgins has been promoted to the expanded role of head of responsible investment and real assets....
The draft legislation will codify the obligation for superannuation trustees to have a retirement income strategy which outlines how they plan to assist their members....


BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...