FOFA bills still risk making financial advice more inaccessible, says Financial Services Council's John Brogden....
ASIC has placed a one-year licence suspension on Lifestyle Investor Services, a Gold Coast-based financial advice practice owned by Robert Wilson, who is otherwise known ...
The Coalition would immediately replace the "closed-shop, anti-competitive" selection of default funds under modern awards with an "open, transparent and competitive proc...
Melbourne-based property funds manager Orchard Funds Management has rebranded to Arena Investment Management, effective immediately....
Westpac still in good shape despite experiencing a tough December quarter....
Bond manager PIMCO says falling interest rates mean now could be the time for SMSFs to swap their high cash holdings for fixed interest investments....
SMSF trustees find it "very challenging" to find good professional advice, and nearly half of them believe financial planners are out to sell products to benefit themselv...
Lower income investors should not overlook the value of investment properties, according to the managing director of the Aviate Group, Neil Smoli....
2011 was Australia's toughest year on record for corporate insolvencies, according to specialist insolvency firm, Taylor Woodings....
S&P Capital IQ, which provides web-based data and analytics on public and private capital markets, will no longer be conducting local funds research and local wealth mana...
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. ...
While the profession continues to see consolidation at the top, Adviser Ratings has compared the business models of Insignia and Entireti and how they are shaping the pro...
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...