William Buck is pushing for the safe harbour implementation to prevent liquidation, and said companies go into liquidation due to lack of financial advice and a financial...

Accountants have been urged to ignore the vested interest hype around limited licensing and to follow the counsel of the major accounting bodies. ...

ASIC refuses a planning firm permission to tailor how its planners’ remuneration and bonuses are revealed to clients....

Almost 7000 people have confirmed they want advice they received at the CBA reviewed, while the bank has paid $79k in compensation....

Fear must be a greater factor than greed in influencing better standards of behaviour in the financial services industry, according to ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft....

Federal Court has permanently banned Gold Coast businessman, Craig Gore, from providing financial services over misuse of more than $4 million raised from SMSFs....

While investor confidence has improved markedly since the global financial crisis, many are still seeking an attractive income stream that aims to increase with living co...

CFS exits joint venture with Acadian but will still distribute funds to retail market. ...

The spate of new exchange traded funds (ETF) being launched into the Australian retail market has continued with two ETF providers launching niche products aimed at subse...

Platform provider HUB24 will extend its portfolio management tools to self-directed investors including those who chose to invest without advice or an adviser. ...

netwealth has become the third platform to pick up an AllianceBernstein fund in recent weeks adding the manager's Managed Volatility Equities Fund to its line-up followi...

State Street replaces NAB Asset Servicing in deal with state government investment group. ...

New research has highlighted the importance of strong brands, with intangible assets now accounting for around half of global enterprise value....

Australian households are more than two years ahead of their mortgage and have reduced the interest paid on their credit cards, according to a report. ...

Boutique dealer group Bombora Advice announced two Victorian-based practices have joined it as equity partners. ...

Sydney accounting and advice firms, Pitcher Partners and Moore Stephens, have announced plans for a "game-changing" merger later this year. ...

APRA chair claims public statements on corporate culture within financial services clash with the actual behaviour of staff. ...

The Federal Government has signaled that it has abandoned the regulatory changes to FOFA it pursued last year and that any amendments will be via bipartisan agreement. ...

Melbourne-based boutique advice group, DFS Advisory, is offering its new portfolio management service to help advisers avoid "nasty surprises". ...

While investor confidence has improved markedly since the global financial crisis, many are still seeking an attractive income stream that aims to increase with living co...