With increased M&A taking place in financial services, law firm Ashurst is witnessing an increase in expensive reverse break clauses as companies seek to ensure deals pro...
Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has said it is not a “backdoor attempt” by the government to allow the new class of adviser to provide full advice....
Only 11 per cent of financial advice practices have said they are including crypto products on their approved products lists, according to CoreData....
A former chief executive of IOOF and managing director of Centrepoint Alliance has joined the board as chair of COG Financial, which previously made a bid to acquire advi...
Infocus has announced two appointments to its senior leadership team, just days after unveiling a new business model for the advice licensee....
High-net-worth investors, who are “disenfranchised” with the traditional options available to them, are moving into the non-custodial solutions, with advisers citing clie...
Wealth Architects chief executive Callum Mitchener details the firm’s expansion plans, following a majority stake taken by insurance distribution group Envest....
The Financial Advice Association Australia has appointed a senior manager for policy and advocacy, a newly created role for the body as it ramps up its advocacy efforts....
The Financial Advice Association Australia has said it is unwilling to support the latest Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms unless substantial changes are made...
Magellan has confirmed the new leadership of its active infrastructure ETF once head of investment, Gerald Stack, exits in July....


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...