With more mortgage brokers taking advantage of the growth of the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) space, the MFFA will soon launch a training course in SMSF lendin...
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from financial services business City Index Australia....
Equity Trustees is planning to grow its internal and external distribution base and has recruited a new national manager of advice and personal services....
Centric Wealth has released the findings of its first advisory group meeting – and they provide a welcome news on fees for the industry, says chief executive Phil Kearns....
Industry commentators claim low-cost dealer groups could be an accident waiting to happen....
Roy Morgan data points to strengthening business confidence among financial services and insurance firms, but eFinancialCareers claims retrenchments are the order of the ...
Financial advisers have echoed concerns by the Australian Lawyers Alliance that super tax changes will impact those who are catastrophically disabled, calling on the FPA ...
Equity Trustees’ Anna Hacker warns of the consequences of appointing an executor without considering the consequences....
Financial advisers are spending considerable time and resources in developing their client presentation but falling short in the client interaction process....
Due to conflicts surrounding the link between product and advice, large parents of financial planning groups should use monitoring mechanisms to ensure the advice provide...
The Bank of Queensland will have to refund approximately $12 million to around 6000 mortgage customers following a system error....
More than a dozen AFS practices have left the dealer group, with eight migrating to ANZ with others understood to have gone to BT and InFocus....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...