Insurers benefit from strong inflows....
Renewed pressure to inject more flexibility into bank guarantee arrangements....
Commentator criticises both FPA and ASIC over their attitudes to Storm....
State Street index of investor confidence recovers from historic low....
Illiquid assets continue to challenge institutional investors....
ING investor sentiment index paints sobering picture....
Insurance index points to more fraud and litigation in tighter times....
Commonwealth Bank index starts 2009 in positive territory....
Accountants want tighter regime....
Count battles but positions for recovery....
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. ...
ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....
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...