Westpac has refunded $9.2 million to affected clients after failing to waive bank account fees on its branded savings and transaction accounts....
A Victorian man has been imprisoned for illegally obtaining funds to develop property and for conducting a financial services business without a licence....
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from a Perth financial services firm after concerns about its risk management and compliance framework....
Financial services providers must clearly and explicitly explain to clients that they could seek assistance from FOS should the need arise to complain about a dispute....
National Australia Bank’s Andrew Hagger has outlined a digital future with ongoing commitment to face-to-face advice....
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the finalists for the 2016 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award....
Planners were increasingly using platforms for writing insurance but they were demanding more choice in the range of insurers, as well as for the ability to change cover ...
Risk specialist practice, MBS Insurance, has partnered with Pitcher Partners Sydney to provide protection solutions and reviews of clients’ insurance cover. ...
A mutual wills agreement could make step-family estate planning easier but super death benefits could be an issue, a law firm believes....
Advisers must broaden their client base to avoid being pigeon-holed as a retirement specialist, according to Count Financial....
ASIC cancelled The Sharemarket College’s AFS licence and banned its responsible managers from providing financial services for making misleading claims....
The financial services industry has welcomed the introduction of LISTO but is divided on the objective of superannuation....
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...