Plaintive law firm, Slater and Gordon, has moved to leverage ASIC’s ‘best interests’ legal action against NSG Financial Services, seeking unhappy clients who want to purs...
Crestone has finalised its acquisition of UBS Wealth Management Australia, and has started operating with $14 billion in AUM. ...
Industry groups are urging the Government to turn its attention to other recommendations cited in the FSI such as simplifying statements of advice even as election fever ...
Fintech start-ups can rely on third parties for sign off to meet their competence obligation but it isn’t clear whether they are liable if the start-up fails, a lawyer sa...
Employers in finance, insurance and real estate plan to boost headcount in Q3 2016 as firms look for specialised IT skills to keep pace with technological developments an...
The increased professional standards in financial advice should require a Bachelor in Financial Planning rather than ‘degree equivalent’ to truly professionalise the indu...
A former financial planner has been sentenced to jail after falling foul of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce for tax offences....
Sentry Group is embarking on a partnership venture with IRESS to provide customised technology solutions for advisers....
The technology platform developed by a former financial adviser is developing some market momentum among accounting and advice groups....
Dealer group Synchron has won a key legal battle securing the exclusion of commissions and fees on behalf of advisers from the calculation of payroll tax....
The rapid increase of communication technology and social media use, along with regulatory change, will make financial advice businesses more accountable than ever to the...
MLC has rehired Russell Hannah as its new general manager, retail advised insurance sales, to help lead the business through its transformation....
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...