Social media influencers taking kickbacks is no different to the ‘bad old days’ of commission, according to one MP, as the regulator cracks down on ‘finfluencers’. ...
The Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority has revealed how many current advisers have passed it exam, but a broader context is required to analyse exact numbers...
Increased advice demand and a predicted post-COVID upswing are reasons advisers should aim to attain the highest education qualifications possible, according to Kaplan. ...
There is an estimated $100 billion in cash sitting on company balance sheets following the pandemic with the expectation for increased buybacks and acquisitions, say comm...
The move to include administration fees into the government’s Your Future, Your Super performance test will enhance member returns, according to an association....
Australian assets flowing into global equity strategies reached $1.6 trillion in the first half of the year as funds in this sector return more than 20% year to date....
The registration of regulations to support the Your Future, Your Super reforms has been completed, while Portfolio Holdings Disclosure regulations will be finalised in th...
Banks have paid more than $7 billion to customers in remediation since the Royal Commission but this ending will leave them with more available cash to distribute to shar...
A Queensland-based financial planning firm is aiming to boost the industry’s longevity with a number of initiatives aimed at attracting younger entrants....
Lockdowns will curtail economic and leasing activity in the office market over the short-term and continue to represent a key risk until vaccination levels are high enoug...
Having learned from the mistakes made by their developed market counterparts, emerging markets have an advantage when it comes to environmental, social and governance fac...
A review from the corporate regulator of the six largest financial services institutions shows they have collectively paid or offered $1.86 billion in compensation for fe...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...