New analysis suggests that the SMSF segment has peaked and numbers will decline as boomers die off....
Law firm Slater & Gordon is mounting a class action against stockbroker Bell Potter....
Zurich looks to cut as much as $500 million out of its cost base....
While Australia’s big wealth management firms are well placed to adjust to the FOFA reforms, the smaller players will struggle....
Questions have been asked about why the Australian Law Reform Commission didn’t have carriage of the Future of Financial Advice reforms....
Chant West issues warning that separating adviser fees from super returns will not necessarily create greater clarity....
Notwithstanding the criticisms that have been directed at the FPA and the course it has charted, outgoing FPA chief Julie Berry believes the FPA’s direction has alw...
ASIC chairman Tony D’Aloisio defends the regulator’s actions through the global financial crisis and explains why it did not act sooner on Storm Financial....
MLC takes 100 per cent of Meritum Financial Group as it tidies up the loose ends of the Aviva acquisition....
A new survey has revealed the degree to which rate rises have pushed some mortgage holders to the edge....
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...