The estimated $140 billion that will go into the Federal Government’s Future Fund over the next 15 years may not be managed by external fund managers, but controlled inte...
Insurance and financial planning group Australian Unity has lost close to half of its financial planners since May as a result of a major overhaul of its dealer group....
Australians can boast that they have a funds management industry renowned the world over for its innovation. But not very often does a successful local fund manager come ...
The unprecedented influence that the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA’s) chief executive Kerrie Kelly has had over the financial planning profession in the last 12 m...
The two financial services regulators – ASIC and APRA – have combined resources to address the vexed unit pricing issue by jointly publishing a guide outlining what they ...
The FPA said it is pleased with the progress of its recently launched television, print and Internet advertising campaign, having already received requests for 1500 assoc...
Perth-based dealer group Western Pacific has further boosted its presence on the eastern seaboard by lifting its holding in listed financial planning firm Snowball from 9...
Genesys Wealth Advisers have set up a separate division to cater for its richest clients and attract other multi-millionaires away from private banks and specialist bouti...
Creating another four example statements of advice, including one with a “real fair dinkum super switch”, will be among the corporate regulator’s chief tasks in the year ...
IFSA has welcomed a decision by the International Investment Funds Association to adopt a statement of principles recognising the important role of investment funds in gl...
Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...
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...