The results of a shadow shopping survey of reverse mortgages by consumer protection body Choice this week “reinforces the need for good financial advice”, according to FP...

Draft regulations on the operation of the ‘Simplified Superannuation’ legislation have been released for public comment by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasure...

The Association of Financial Advisers is developing a ‘soft skills’ course for advisers in an attempt to help reduce the level of underinsurance in Australia....

Financial planners would be required to fund a professional indemnity compensation scheme if a proposal to Federal Treasury, supported by the Financial Industry Complaint...

Federal Labor will ensure “financial disclosure documents are simplified and standardised” if it comes to power this year, according to shadow treasurer Wayne Swan....

The Financial Industry Complaints Service has prevailed in a Federal Court application over its jurisdiction to resolve Westpoint complaints, but it has turned out to be ...

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A former group reinsurance officer of Zurich Financial Services Australia has been permanently disqualified from employment as a director or senior manager of a general i...

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has defended a decision by the Australian Taxation Office last week to end existing up-front tax deductions for investments in non-timbe...

Direct Portfolio Services has introduced discretionary managed asset portfolios of wholesale managed funds into its separately-managed account financial product, ShareInv...