Fewer high-net-worth investors are using financial advisers, according to research conducted by CoreData....
The Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) is lobbying key regulatory and administrative stakeholders over the management of now defunct fund manag...
Listed financial services group Snowball has reported net profit of close to $1.8 million for the half year ended December 31, 2009, with the group outlaying $190,000 in ...
A case has been filed in the Federal Court against Professional Investment Services (PIS) and one of its authorised representatives....
In an internal appointment, Mark Woodward is named CommInsure's head of wholesale risk distribution, replacing Michael Back, who left the group late last year to head up ...
The Productivity Commission has recommended the corporate regulator take a greater role in the oversight of the not-for-profit sector....
ASIC has been called on to be more transparent about the purpose of its current comprehensive audit of Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs)....
A financial adviser who double-geared a risk-averse client into shares has relocated to Europe, while his licensee has been ordered to pay $110,00 in compensation....
In the second major resignation this morning, Tyndall managing director Brett Himbury is departing to head Industry Funds Management....
PJC chair warns the rising number of margin lending clients should "be of concern to banks and regulators", while slamming spruikers who target the vulnerable....


ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision following this week's monetary policy meeting....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
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...