A further 22 superannuation fund trustees and 47 funds make relief applications....
League tables are flawed and inappropriate and the regulator should not have the power to produce them....
Perceived uncertainty surrounding the current reviews of superannuation needs to be seen in perspective, with the reviews providing the opportunity to lock in long-term p...
The industry needs to work harder at managing and explaining risk for super members, while planners must determine what clients hope to achieve through their investments....
Speaking at the Investment and Financial Services Association conference on the Gold Coast today, Minister for Financial Services Chris Bowen undertook to resolve the lon...
ASIC should use the same regulatory powers it used for intra-fund advice to more aggressively manage investment strategies, according to a submission to the Ripoll Inquir...
New research from MLC suggests that unlisted property has not held up through the global financial crisis and its perceived outperformance is illusory and a result of val...
Commonwealth Ombudsman calls for Government agencies to better handle complaints stemming from the provision of bad advice....
The FPA's submission to the PJC has called for tough credentialing before people can call themselves financial planners in a move aimed at further developing a profession...
The FPA chief executive and chair have written to the parliamentarians reviewing financial services urging a restoration of confidence in planning....
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...