ASIC has been placed on notice to adopt a more independent stance in the wake of the regulator having presented a Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) with preliminary dat...
An ASIC decision denying relief to a superannuation fund appears to have drawn a line under financial advice utilising web-based arrangements....
ASFA is arguing that superannuation funds need more time to accommodate the changes flowing from MySuper....
Tighter monetary policy, weaker export demand and jittery international investors combined to make emerging markets equities one of the worst-performing asset classes in ...
Australia's investment appetite is providing a healthy buffer against a global economic slowdown, with the value of major mining and infrastructure projects now reaching ...
Macquarie Private Wealth recommends a focus on certainty of earnings when investing in shares in 2012, with an eye on the risk/return trade off....
BetaShares has appointed University of New South Wales lecturer Dr Tony Rumble as head of portfolio construction....
The last 12 months have been a tough year for Australian insurers as highly-publicised natural disasters pushed up claims costs across the industry, but there is some opt...
The financial planning job market has experienced its first year-on-year monthly falls since December 2009, with the start to the year being significantly weaker than in ...
The financial planning industry may well be on the verge of a "golden age" in which planners finally get the recognition they deserve, says AMP's Steve Helmich....
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...
ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...