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40 per cent of Australians earning between $30,000 and $50,000 would participate in the Government’s proposed $3 for $2 superannuation co-contribution scheme, according t...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warns ignorance is no defence for holders of Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) that fail to ensu...

Lonsec has named the former head of distribution with Zurich Financial Services, Steve Newnham, as its’ marketing and distribution manager as part of a raft of changes wi...

The Federal Court in Brisbane has prevent the trustee of a self-managed superannuation fund from offering any services or advice involvement in a scheme illegally promoti...

Gunns Plantation Woodlot Project has topped the Adviser Edge Top 10 agribusiness investment list for the third time after scoring four and half stars from the specialist ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned two West Australians for providing financial advice after the pair were caught operatin...

National Australia Bank (NAB) has no plans to outsource its Australian commercial insurance operations despite last week’s deal with AXA in the UK to take over the provis...

Active investment managers offering Australian and international funds have collectively failed to justify their higher management fees after only marginally outperformin...

A former director of the troubled hospitality industry Employees Productivity Award Superannuation Fund has been sentenced to three years jail-term by a Queensland Distri...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is continuing its organisational restructure following the resignation and departure on Tuesday of senior executive Rohan Burges...

A former Godfrey Pembroke financial adviser has pleaded guilty in the Tasmanian Supreme Court to embezzling millions of dollars of client investment assets to fund his ou...

Mercer Wealth Solutions has recruited another ex-Bridgeport staffer to its Sydney office while adding another senior financial planner to its Adelaide operation....

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