The government has released draft legislation to improve the delivery and accessibility of the adviser exam....
Global credit has the potential to diversify Australian investment portfolios away from more volatile asset classes and act as an “insulator” against interest rate rises,...
Morningstar’s former managing director Jamie Wickham has resurfaced several months after leaving the research house where he worked for 17 years....
Magellan Financial Group’s CEO and managing director, David George, has stepped down from the asset manager, effective today, after just over a year in the role. ...
Challenger has declared a “positive performance despite challenging industry conditions” for its funds management business for the quarter....
The Federal Court has approved Commonwealth Bank’s $50 million settlement in the consumer credit insurance class action....
The Federal Court has handed down a penalty to AMP to pay Equity Financial Planners and Wealthstone, two members of the class action....
The regulator failed to overturn a Federal Court finding that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Colonial First State did not receive “conflicted remuneration” benefi...
Insignia’s class action hearing has closed with a clash over the role media played in the share price drop, the alleged admissions made in an almost decade-old statement...
The first week of the Insignia Financial class action case has seen allegations of misconduct, insider trading, front running and failure to manage conflicts of interest....
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
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 ...
ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...
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...