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. ...
The FSC has won its Federal Court case challenging the make-up of the FWC’s expert superannuation panel....
Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann says he’s convinced Senator Arthur Sinodinos will return to the Government’s front bench....
UBS Global Asset Management has announced the launch of an Australian and New Zealand farmland investment advisory capability. ...
The BFP claims a structural flaw has allowed banks, insurers and super funds to dress up product sales as advice....


BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....
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...