Easing investment returns has seen some superannuation firms fall in IBISWorld's 2014 Top 1000 Companies List with AustralianSuper dropping out of the top 10. ...

European insurers are being pushed to foster growth in the Southeast Asian investment market, highlighting the opportunities that could exist for Australia. ...

Specialist firm claims planners increasingly attracted to self-licensing....

BT Financial Group's George Lytas moves to CommInsure to head up a new role in annuities. ...

ASIC confirms focus on degree to which NAB fulfilled its breach reporting obligations....

The content of the upcoming ASIC adviser register will not include actions taken by licensee and professional associations will only include information set by Government...

Advisers should consider the tax treatment of holding insurance inside super for their clients, as it will largely depend on whether the recipient is a dependant or non-d...

A slump in the resources sector is being offset by industries like financial services, with research showing hiring intentions have gone up among employers....

IPA points to deductibility of planner commissions as justification for making financial advice tax deductible....

ISA chief executive, David Whiteley wants the law changed so that banks which offer inducements to employers to switch default super funds can actually be penalised....

Licensees have been sending clients opt-out letters to seek permission to transfer files at the time of a sale but are not required to do so under law. ...

Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe, believes ASIC mistaking advice on securities instruments for financial planning in its calls for a national 'series 7' type examination...

Despite a difficult financial advice environment advisers have been able to win over clients but have dropped their profits on the back of infrastructure and the need for...

Smarter Money Investments confirms $50 million institutional mandate....

MetLife rolls out rehabilitation program following successful trial....

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank start search for new Rural Bank CEO following resignation of Paul Hutchinson....

Mercer lays claim to being first salaried adviser firm to become an FPA Professional Practice....

Equity Trustees has promoted Eliza Weaving to the role of GM, distribution partners, funds management. ...

Despite uneasy investment markets at times, overall masterfund business rose 9.8 per cent to stand at $620.2 billion in 2014....

More Australian companies are using Chinese currency Renminbi for cross-border business, an HSBC study found....