ASIC has rebuffed suggestions HFT is a problem and stated a ‘lack of hysteria’ should not be mistaken for complacency....
While the Prime Minister has signalled no pension age changes in the life of the current Parliament, the financial services industry is expecting no super concessions eit...
ETFs based on market capitalisation are a poor investment model that underperform equal weighted funds....
Australia and the United States have signed an agreement to reduce the burden on Australian financial institutions in adhering to the US’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...
FSC considers legal action over FWC’s refusal to review the status of its expert panel and grant a MySuper extension....
ASIC has cancelled the licence of a subsidiary of the collapsed Banksia Financial Group but will continue investigation...
CommInsure tells advisers it will not continue to offer members the option of taking out new insurance through existing super accounts. ...
The FSC has released new research suggesting employers are increasingly valuing older workers at the same time as renewing its call for a lifting of the super preservatio...
Many people are getting out of living insurance policies at age 45, one and half years before an average claim is usually made, life insurer TAL research revealed. ...
Government should open tender process for small pool of default funds, says Grattan Institute....


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...