AMP chief executive Craig Meller has told shareholders the company is re-engineering its insurance business, believing recent customer behaviour may be here to stay....
Businesses that sell general or life insurance, or offer credit as an ‘add-on’ insurance offering, should be on guard as they come under ASIC scrutiny, a law firm warns....
The performance of the big four banks in the next half year will be intrinsically linked to the outcome of regulatory reforms in the financial services sector, according ...
ASIC should outsource PDS approvals to an independent research panel funded by planner levy. ...
Former Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has restated his belief that Australians should be made to save for their retirement needs beyond age 80....
Some of the Federal Government’s proposed new levies could foster tax avoidance by increasing perceived inequality, an accountant believes. ...
ASIC considers allowing managed investment schemes to be automatically registered, with non-compliant schemes regulated by stop-orders....
Building up a decent savings pool has been listed at a top priority for young Australians, ahead of leisurely pursuits, according to a pre-budget TAL survey. ...
Australian investors’ appetite for offshore assets has jumped to a record high, according to the Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII)....
IPA welcomes Board of Tax discussion paper canvassing key changes to Division 7A of the Tax Act....
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...