APRA executive Keith Chapman reveals some super funds are misrepresenting liquidity information to avoid paying benefits to members....
Melbourne man jailed over SMSF theft while his wife is fined for aiding and abetting....
Westpac has acknowledged rising impairments in the June quarter but has signalled the worst may be over, with funds under management or advice rising 6 per cent....
Australian financial advisers believe the worst of the global financial crisis is over, with sentiment having improved rapidly over recent months, according to the latest...
The Industry Super Network has slammed the degree to which the banks and major institutions dominate financial planning and suggested commissions were a root cause of the...
Macquarie Group has moved back into acquisition mode, picking up Philadelphia-based Delaware Investments for $516 million....
ANZ admits some failures on Opes Prime and Storm, but wants the professionalisation of the financial planning industry....
QInvest submission argues that advisers are at cross-roads and that they cannot serve two masters....
Respected researcher Stephen van Eyk will no longer lead the company that bears his name....
ASIC uses its submission to the Ripoll Inquiry to suggest more regulatory intervention and higher licensing and fiduciary standards for planners....
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...