Adviser Ratings says the fact it has signed up 1000 advisers in its first month is validation that planners want change from their dealer groups, particularly when it com...
Two of Australia’s superannuation juggernauts, Equip and AustralianSuper, have formed a strategic alliance which will see Equip managing the retirement plans of around 20...
NAB has become the first of the Big Four banks to move towards a settlement over a long-running late fees class action. ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken its case against a property company to the Supreme Court, arguing the group is spruiking the use of ...
Government inquiries looking into Australia’s retirement income woes must consider how changes to the tax treatment of annuities could reshape the system, TAL says. ...
A plan to end the “too big to fail” mentality across the banking world would see “systemically important” banks banned from drawing on taxpayer subsidies when their risks...
An industry super fund representing the timber trade says it will use the CBA’s AGM to oppose the re-election of two CBA board members who served during the advice scanda...
Wealth management platform, XPLAN, and cloud SMSF software, Class Super, have been integrated in an attempt to bridge the gap between planners and accountants. ...
Lonsec has confirmed its purchase of van Eyk’s iRate business after weeks of speculation. ...
Trident Investment Management has paid a $10,200 fine for the potentially misleading promotion of some of its investment funds. ...
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...