High-net-worth (HNW) investors are looking for increased investment opportunities following the global financial crisis (GFC), with exchange traded funds, commodities fun...
The Financial Ombudsman Service has upheld four complaints against advisers for directing clients to establish SMSFs and then invest in high-risk real estate managed inve...
The Treasury has provided further clarity on how salaried bank financial advisers will be dealt with as part of the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms. The refor...
More than half of the financial planning practices surveyed by Centurion Market Makers have already transitioned to an explicit fee-for-service or asset-based fee model....
Chris Bowen has released draft legislation today to help put an end to below-value unsolicited share offer scams....
Recent Federal Court decisions have reasserted the powers of ASIC to disqualify company directors who have failed to fulfil their responsibilities....
Equities & Freeholds (EQF) has announced its 25 per cent owned financial planning and wealth management arm, Incito, will increase its equity holding in Altitude Private ...
The changes taking place in the industry mean business development managers (BDMs) will need to be able to talk about more than just product, according to ING Australia....
AMP's new consolidated super offering will make it easier for advisers to retain clients, but will also make it easier for clients to get by without the services of an ad...
Property funds manager Cromwell Group has resolved to acquire two assets from its unlisted Cromwell Property Fund (CPF) as well as extend its existing debt facility with ...
New Macquarie research reveals the degree to which boutique practices have turned to risk to maintain revenue....
The advice industry needs to improve its efforts in exposing rogue advisory practices if it is to avoid taking any more collective hits to its reputation....
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...