Melbourne dealer group Lonsdale Financial Group has proved that Statements of Advice (SOA) do not need to be long and complex, reducing their disclosure documents to just...
The venture capital arm of Perth based dealer group Western Pacific has taken minority stakes in two boutique fund managers — MMC Asset Management and Select Asset Manage...
The recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office allowing financial planners to give tax advice has blurred the roles of accountants and advisers even further. In the ...
Hedge funds are increasingly being used by planners, with inflows stable over the past 12 months due to the strength of returns from Australian equities....
The hedge fund industry in Australia has to defend itself against many charges, some justified, but mostly not. In recent years, hedge funds have started to see some soli...
The final hurdle confronting Aviva’s planned purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Professional Investment Services (PIS) has been cleared, with the UK insurance giant confi...
Fines issued to employers for not paying superannuation to their employees have quadrupled over the past five years, casting a pall over the ability of the super system t...
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. ...
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...