The margin lending industry looks set to rebound, with two thirds of brokers looking to increase their activity in the next 12 months, research shows....
Impending changes to aged care legislation will have many questioning whether or not they should sell their homes. And financial advisers will have a crucial role in stee...
Contrary to what some believe, the client owns the client: the client is not owned by the adviser, the dealer group or the broker, as Craig Parker explains. ...
No one would deny that the role of a leader in business is critical. It defines a business’ culture, staff retention, customer satisfaction – and in the end its growth an...
Opposition parliamentarian Ed Husic has claimed ASIC is 'walking both sides of the street’ in taking a facilitative approach to regulating the implementation of the FOFA ...
The Commonwealth Bank has called for all financial advice fee payments to be made tax deductible....
The ICAA has defended the ATO’s SMSF jurisdiction while suggesting consumers need to take more responsibility for their advice outcomes....
ISA chief executive David Whiteley calls for Government’s pause to be used to develop constructive consensus on FOFA....
Almost 50 per cent of Australians are not on track for a comfortable retirement and will need the aged pension to supplement their savings, research has found....
Milana Pokrajac explores the pluses and minuses of vertically integrated dealer groups and the concept of a so-called ‘benign institution’....
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. ...
ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....
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...