Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service jumped in the first quarter of this year, while three quarters of resolved cases were by agreement rather than FOS decision....

According to Hay Group's Australian Salary Index 2012, Australian wages will rise 4 per cent to outperform global salaries, with strong signs of recovery in the finance m...

Australians have lost $113 million to sophisticated investment fraud since January 2007, and the victims have predominantly been financially literate and highly educated ...

Elixir Consulting has urged financial planners not to leave it too late to remodel their pricing structures before Future of Financial Advice changes come into effect....

Two former Hunter Hall global equity portfolio managers have formed a new boutique funds management business, Morphic Asset Management....

Standard & Poor's half-yearly fixed interest peer review said active managers continued to struggle in 2012 as issues in peripheral Europe showed no signs of abating....

SMSFs need to carefully consider the estate planning ramifications before commencing a pension or their beneficiaries might face serious tax consequences, explains Nichol...

Macquarie Adviser Services has enhanced its product offering for SMSFs, introducing an upgrade to the functionality of its term deposits....

Accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron has warned company directors that they need to make themselves aware of changes to director penalty notices, which include changes to pay...

SMSF trustees are using CFDs to become more strategic with their portfolios and to ensure recent downturns are not adversely affecting their retirement goals, according t...