The Property Council wants to work more closely with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) as part of a move to create more interest in property investing....
The Victorian State Government is forming a committee from the financial services industry to push Melbourne as a regional financial centre....
The Victorian State Government is forming a committee from the financial services industry to push Melbourne as a regional financial centre....
The Labor Party will support the reforms outlined in CLERP 6 subject to a few amendments which will probably delay its introduction, says shadow minister for financial se...
The competition between blue gum investment schemes has hotted-up with disputes over each others’ figures....
AXA is to revamp its distribution arm with the aim of attracting more independent advisers back to using the company’s products....
Commonwealth Bank will officially takeover Colonial on June 13 and a shake-up of senior Colonial management is expected the following day....
IOOF is selling its St Kilda headquarters building to release capital for further expansion of its fund management business, says group managing director Robert Turner....
The new economy has brought with it new criteria for investor protection, a senior ASIC commissioner has told members of the FPA Melbourne chapter....
This year is shaping up to produce another bumper crop of tax-effective invest-ments, with most focusing on rural industries....


ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
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...