Australia's exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is up to proposed international standards, according to an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) report....

Financial planners have estimated a third of their clients were not on track to achieving a comfortable retirement, according to a survey released by Investment Trends....

While the financial services industry has welcomed the delayed implementation of the FOFA reforms, the eleventh-hour nature of the decision has cost the big institutions ...

The ATO's view on SMSF property development leaves room for members to be caught out by the sole purpose test, said Peter Hogan MLC Technical....

WHK has overhauled its risk APL, removing Comminsure and MLC while adding BT Life and Asteron to the existing stable of TAL, Zurich and Macquarie Life....

AMP's exit from negotiations to acquire a stake in Ironstone has seen SQM withdraw its rating on the Ironstone Residential Fund....

Unlisted property schemes will be required to adhere to six new disclosure benchmarks from 1 November 2012....

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has called for higher levels of competency in the provision of financial advice following recent damni...

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The trial financial advice arrangement between major planning groups and AustralianSuper is set to be strengthened with an informal breakfast aimed at non-senior advisers...