The FPA's code of conduct will not be the only approach considered by ASIC, with the Association of Financial Advisers's principles of practice also ready for implementat...
Strongly divergent views have emerged from Australia's major financial planning organisations in the wake of the FOFA bills, while the Opposition has made a policy commit...
Following Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten's announcement regarding a watering-down of opt-in requirements yesterday, ANZ was still prepari...
The Financial Services Council has announced it will consult with the industry on a policy to address the practice of churning in life insurance....
Written complaints to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal about industry funds increased by 25 per cent last year, while complaints about retail funds decreased slight...
Count Financial chief executive David Lane has strongly denied the dealer group has become a captive of the Commonwealth Bank's size and product set....
A new survey has revealed a third of Australian finance professionals received a reduced bonus payment in 2011, though satisfaction levels were the highest in Asia Pacifi...
van Eyk chief researcher John O'Brien said high frequency trading is one of three "black holes" in the finance industry and needs further clarification....
After six years with CommInsure, Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur has been appointed to head the company's national accounts portfolio....
ANZ-owned dealer group Financial Services Partners is looking to attract new advisers to its licence with a range of services under the new 'FSP DNA' brand....
Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...
Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...