The FSC has been accused of acting in haste on churn in the Life Insurance Framework, with a group saying it wants ASIC to justify LIF by proving the churn issue after th...
Following on from the appointment of a new non-executive chairman, robo-adviser, Decimal Software, has appointed another new board member....
Marianne Perkovic has been promoted out of her wealth management role to become EGM of Commonwealth Private. ...
ASIC has removed additional conditions it imposed on Macquarie Bank’s AFSL after a review by KPMG found no additional breaches to those the bank had already reported. ...
School-like exams might not be appropriate for all advisers under the new education standards, and the word 'exam' should be removed from the Exposure Draft, the AFA said...
The FPA has detailed the key policy differences between the major and minor political parties and the choices for financial planners are stark....
There was a lack of understanding of general investment concepts such as diversification and risk/return trade-off among Australians, with males more likely to understand...
Advisers were spending 30 hours a week on administration but only nine hours meeting clients face-to-face despite a desire to meet clients more....
ASIC has cancelled the AFS licence of wholesale service provider, Ergo Capital, for failure to comply with a number of its obligations....
HUB24 has partnered with Sentry Group to provide it with managed portfolio platforms as the advice group encourages advisers to consider tax impacts on clients’ investmen...
The AFA has a new focus on adaptive practices for advisers entering the new financial year and will incorporate a new framework for financial advice....
Financial Services Council chief executive, Sally Loane, has defended her organisation's role in pursuing the Life Insurance Framework pointing to the unsustainability of...
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...