Lingering legislative uncertainty around FOFA has led investment platforms to reduce spending by $30 million in 2012, according to a new report by Investment Trends....
Former Professional Investment Services (PIS) general manager Grahame Evans will join DomaCom as non-executive director....
ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell suggests embracing the purpose of FOFA is necessary for planning to become a profession....
NAB confirms Steve Tucker’s departure from MLC....
There have been too many bad practices with respect to churn for the regulator to abandon this issue, according to ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell....
Australian retail investors typically view global equities with caution due to tax, administration and currency issues, says State Street head of exchange-traded funds (E...
John Brogden said the industry’s failure to self-regulate on churn carries the risk of regulator action....
Some measures within ASIC’s guidance on conflicted remuneration appear to be excessive, according to Tria Investment Partners managing director Andrew Baker....
Latest BetaShares figures reveal the ETF industry has hit a record high of $7.1 billion in assets under management....
Following ASIC’s introduction of new credit reforms, an operator and its director have been banned from conducting any credit business....
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...