With Government attention firmly focused on meeting Australia’s growing infrastructure needs, now is the “opportune time” to open up infrastructure investment to the SMSF...
Following the cancellation of a licence agreement with its largest customer, Class Limited has been forced to lodge a supplementary prospectus with ASIC for an IPO of ord...
Laura Bielinko has taken out this year’s 2015 Financial Services Council and Deloitte Future Leader Award for her work on providing more adequate retirement incomes to Au...
ASIC has criticised the funeral insurance market, saying funeral insurance premiums continue to rise steeply for the over-50s, resulting in many people cancelling their p...
The FPA has recorded an after tax surplus of $444,544 for the year ending 30 June, 2015....
An international study of longevity risk has reinforced the need for urgent reform of Australia’s retirement income system....
The diversification of funds available in the ETF sector are now providing investors with significantly greater options across asset classes than three years ago....
The FPA has provided Treasury with its submission on the proposed industry funding model for ASIC. In its submission, the FPA has highlighted its concerns about the equit...
Mark O’Toole, the founder and managing director of Ascent Private Wealth, has been appointed to the FPA Board....
Planner satisfaction with platforms has reached the highest level recorded in 10 years, according to findings from the Investment Trends 2013 Planner Technology Report....
Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...
ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...
ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...