The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has released data revealing women only make up 9.5% of board chair roles and 6.5% of chief executive roles across the A...
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has urged the Federal Government to use International Women’s Day as an opportunity to extend superannuation to...
Legislating a principle-based regulation framework should be considered carefully and not be a “knee-jerk reaction for popular support”, according to Synchron....
The “big picture context” of low fixed income yields and persistent global equities performance can be viewed through three themes, including living with inflation, cutti...
The ability to access free online information about financial services law should be a priority for the Government before any reform of the Corporations Act, the Financia...
Advice businesses need to ask themselves whether they are in the business of running a business or just delivering advice or things will only get “busier and busier”, acc...
The Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA) has urged the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to consider stockbrokers as distinct from financial plan...
Responding to a question about adviser mental health, Senator Jane Hume, said her vision for the advice industry was that it would ‘thrive and flourish’ in the future....
Advisers need not wait for a ‘holy grail’ technology solution as there are plenty of specialised software solutions out there that can drive efficiency in firms, accordin...
The Government will target a principle-based regulation framework and remove prescriptive checklists like the safe harbour provision for the best interest duty if it is r...


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...