The ASIC industry funding model bill failed to differentiate between miscreants and those advisers who did the right thing and provided no discounts for the latter....
AMP has restructured its advice business, including the integration of AMP Financial Planning, AMP Advice, AMP Horizons, and AMP Direct, and has announced leadership chan...
The Federal Government introduced the ASIC industry funding model bill into Parliament on Thursday, which would require entities to fund it rather than taxpayers....
An increasing number of business projects and company expansions have led to an uptick in finance and insurance jobs as companies demand more finance personnel....
Aon and Adviser Ratings have entered a partnership to launch a cyber-insurance policy for advisers to allow them to take out cyber liability insurance....
The FPA has used its pre-budget submission to once again push for initial financial plans and ongoing management fees to be made tax deductible....
Retail funds will increasingly focus on the younger cohort of members as their balances rise and the older cohort begin drawing down their wealth and head towards retirem...
With half of SMSF trustees exposed to portfolio risk due to lack of diversification, advisers have an opportunity to solidify their role as ‘validator’, according to a re...
ASIC has once again called for the exemption removal of insurance claims handling from the Corporations Law after CommInsure was cleared of any wrongdoing as per the law....
Kaplan Professional has launched two insurance diploma courses, which will include ongoing assessment with coaching feedback and case studies. ...
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...