ASIC has released guidance on the shorter product disclosure statement regime which will apply to superannuation and simple managed investment scheme providers....
With a growing number of non-Shariah-compliant Australian investors interested in its Islamic finance products, MCCA has confirmed that it has plans to launch a property ...
Client satisfaction with their advisers' skills and reliability has improved significantly in the past six months despite stagnant share market performance....
Finding a good adviser is 'almost a matter of chance' according to Vanguard head of corporate affairs and market development Robin Bowerman....
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a RG146-compliant financial adviser has continued to decline, sitting at 52 per cent, according to Investmen...
MLC has appointed Jasia Fabig as head of practice management for MLC Advice Solutions and Godfrey Pembroke....
Product providers are turning to software solutions to help them get new investment products to the market ahead of legislative changes, according to Bravura Solutions he...
According to the chief executive of SPAA, Andrea Slattery, ATO figures showing SMSF fees decreasing prove SMSFs are well-positioned to compete with other superannuation s...
Both revenue and assets show decline in the most recent APRA life insurance industry data....
DBA Lawyers discuss the hurdles in proving financial dependency where grandchildren receive death benefits from their grandparents' SMSFs....


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...