Certitude Global Investments has created a new position within its senior ranks, with former Mercer executive Gary Burke to head investments....
Super funds providing scaled advice to their members may soon be required to play by the same rules as the rest of the financial planning sector, as the corporate regulat...
Mid-tier dealer groups have turned in a mixed performance over the last 12 months as some grew faster than the more established players in the market, while others have l...
The directors of failed Opes Prime Stockbroking Limited (OPSL) have been jailed for dishonestly using their positions as directors, ASIC has announced....
Financial planners based in Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth will be among the most sought-after professionals within the financial services sector in the third quarter of 2...
Karen Byrne will join platform provider netwealth as senior distribution manager in Victoria, while Aaron Ferguson will be the new state manager for Queensland and Northe...
Almost half of Generation Y buyers will buy an investment property as their first purchase, putting aside the traditional 'Australian Dream' of a home, according to a sur...
Non-for-profit organisation and education benefit provider, the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG), has launched a free financial literacy guide called Planning Counts, ...
ANZ Wealth has poached Greg Hansen from Colonial First State (CFS) to head up its distribution business transformation division, and appointed Bettina Pidcock as head of ...
Dealer group-aligned financial planning practices earn slightly less per year than those with their own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), according to a Macqu...


ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
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...