Equity Trustees (EQT) has been appointed as trustee and custodian of The Executive Superannuation Fund. ...
Financial advice clients were charged an average of $1800 each in fees last year, largely due to the growing basket of products they were sold by advisers and brokers, re...
The Fair Work Commission has formally acknowledged that its default fund selection process has been suspended....
Accounting and planning firm Chan and Naylor has launched a national self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration business unit....
Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited has paid a penalty of $65,000 to comply with an infringement notice relating to a breach of the Corporations Act 2001. ...
SMSFs should increase their exposure to bonds to boost their returns, Credit Suisse analysts believe....
New research reveals Australian investors as less likely to invest overseas....
Mortgage Choice signs up 30th planner as it seeks to reposition its brand with the intention of growing to 60 planners by June, 2015...
ASIC has banned two advisers from providing financial services for up to five years. ...
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has apologised to a member of the service as part of the settlement of a case despite FOS winning the case. ...
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. ...
The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
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...