In a bid to achieve a cheaper professional indemnity insurance, some licensees are opting for policies with high deductibles which may leave them unable to compensate con...
Commission should continue to be offered on insurance advice, according to The Advisers Association, and current commission rates are too low which was causing advisers t...
Interest rates are “still very low”, according to RBA governor Philip Lowe, despite two rises but inflation is expected to peak at 7% before declining next year....
Insurance experts have shared how financial advisers can reduce their risk when it comes to obtaining professional indemnity insurance....
Financial services organisations have disagreed with the ALRC’s proposals regarding retail and wholesale clients, arguing the asset and income test exemptions are outdate...
There is only one sitting left for advisers yet to pass the exam as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reveals the pass mark for May’s exam....
Five issues have been highlighted by the financial advice organisations as priorities for the Quality of Advice Review to improve....
Australian stocks are set to see relative outperformance in the second half of the year, according to T. Rowe Price, despite encountering difficulties in the first half....
The ALRC has detailed the stakeholder feedback it has received regarding definitions of financial advice and possible changes to the terms, although it will hold off maki...
The Stockbrokers and Investments Advisers Association has defended the title of ‘general advice’ and warned investors may ignore material described as ‘information’, in i...
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...
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...