Government claims opt-in would cost around $11 per financial planning client is at best questionable and, at worst, entirely misleading, writes Mike Taylor....
A submission filed by the National Financial Services Federation has accused Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten of pre-determining the outcome of changes to credit protecti...
Former Skandia Australia chief Andrew Black appointed to new CEO position at Plan B....
Other financial services regulators urged to emulate ASIC in providing transparency about their activities....
Other financial services regulators urged to emulate ASIC in providing transparency about their activities....
A new Money Management survey reveals most planners believe opt-in will cost $100 per client - not the Government's $11 figure....
New Towers Watson research reveals how relatively sound economic circumstances have seen Australian super funds' asset growth outstrip that of their global peers....
Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover joins with the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal in pointing out the sensitivity around rollovers in volatile ...
ASFA warns that even SMSFs may be impacted by a draft ruling on superannuation income streams issued by the ATO....
New research reveals the degree to which more investors are trusting themselves and cash investments in a crisis....


BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
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...