The superannuation system regulatory framework is due for a review to keep up with the way people are investing in 2014, ASFA’s Financial System inquiry submission claims...
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....


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...