Risk advisers and their licensees should not be reluctant to hold insurers to account via APLs....

A foreign exchange business, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, has pledged to clarify statements surrounding its AFSL following concerns raised by ASIC....

The Senate Economics References Committee focus on financial advice is proving to be more about stage craft than pursuing substantial change....

Col Fullagar explores a risk insurance advice court case to argue that financial advisers must “up the ante” in client services before judgements form precedent. ...

Overseas retail giants eyeing opportunities in Australia are set to continue to push CBD rents higher, property group CBRE reports....

A flood of liquidity from European central bank quantitative easing, a falling trade-weighted euro, and cheaper oil, should support the Eurozone economy and help boost as...

It is up to financial advisers to guide clients in setting retirement goals because many will not have the capacity to foresee their long-term needs or predict how long r...

Yvonne Chu looks at the two categories of ABPs, and what advisers will need to consider when dealing with them....

Retirees need to be incentivised to invest in income generating products to support their lifestyles, Institute of Public Accountants chief executive, Andrew Conway belie...

Superannuation fees have little correlation with fund performance or retirement outcomes, according to a new report by SuperRatings. ...

Can better human capital management (HCM) make a difference to performance?...

The retirement incomes market is set to reach $1.08 trillion by the end of 2024, according to a report by financial services research firm DEXX&R. ...

Advisers have been cautioned in approaching smart beta investments as a passive vehicle with investment experts claiming they sit between active and passive and should be...

A third of all advisers expect more clients in the 75+ age cohort and are adapting their businesses to suit their needs. ...

Sydney-based financial advice group, Stanford Brown, is set to join the swelling numbers of Genesys licensees leaving the AMP-owned group. ...

ASIC facilitative approach to the FOFA changes will end on 1 July. ...

ASIC Commissioner, Greg Tanzer, says some grandfathered planning remuneration structures may be legal but they have a negative impact on consumers. ...

As a spin off from passive investing, exchange traded funds may be regarded as the poor man’s active management. But, as Jason Spits writes, market conditions and new pro...

Having lagged behind global shares in recent years, Australian equities have produced a strong start to 2015, writes Nicholas O'Donoghue....

Having lagged behind global shares in recent years, Australian equities have produced a strong start to 2015, writes Nicholas O’Donoghue....