ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft admits ambiguity led to CommFP client compensation failures, but claims the bank was not “upfront”....
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has reiterated its view that Future of Financial Advise (FOFA) reforms should be given time to deliver benefits to consumers before new cha...
APRA has admitted it doesn’t monitor the expenses of superannuation fund executives or trustees....
Growing numbers of investors are taking the plunge and following financial advisers’ recommendations to try direct investments through separately managed account (SMA) se...
Super funds look at Stronger Super and MySuper reforms either as a chance for compliance or innovation, Mercer said....
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and foundation award partner Zurich have launched the inaugural advice practice of the year award....
Acute skill shortages in the wealth management sector have given planners the leverage they need to demand higher salaries, a survey has revealed. ...
Planners have rejected mainstream broad cap managers clustered around the benchmark opting for a mix of passive investments and specialist active managers....
Findex makes second advisory group acquisition ...
ASIC executive claims consumer misunderstandings were exploited for the benefit of financial services providers....


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...