A recent determination by the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has revealed the ugly consequence of super funds investing in highly illiquid assets....

APRA data combines with research from Munich Re to point to badly flawed disability insurance market....

IOOF has commissioned PWC to undertake an independent review of allegations relating to insider trading, front-running and breach reporting....

Blue Sky venture capital fund reaches first close and on track to meet $30 million target....

Standard Life Investments CEO, Skeoch to succeed Nish as Standard Life CEO....

Contango announces launch of new LIC - Contango Income Generator Limited....

AdviserLogic software team launches para-planning focused AdviceSimplicity platform....

GBST enters into alliance with British-based business technology provider BPO focused Xchanging....

Legg Mason appoints new director sales as the result of strong inflows and growth....

Hood Sweeney appoints Chris Stewart as managing director following the departure of Matthew Rowe to the US....

Australian Unity will move to either hybrid or level commissions on life/risk from 1 July....

Investors should not be overly troubled by Chinese downturn as long term-view points to further growth....

IOOF managing director, Chris Kelaher, says it's mischievous to link the allegations against IOOF to planners or financial advice....

The Government and opposition have reached a bipartisan agreement on tweaks to FOFA, meaning this would be the new norm once set in stone....

Industry leaders are warning that changes to the way life/risk advisers are remunerated will put pressure on the industry, but believe the Life Insurance Framework is “wo...

The Government has sanctioned the industry’s life/risk position which entails a three-year transition to a hybrid model based on a 60 per cent upfront commission....

Australian Unity has entered into an agreement to acquire Flinders Australia as a solution for their estate planning and trustee-type services....

ISA rejects life/risk hybrid commission model and claims commissions do nothing to improve uptake of insurance....

Banned Queensland-based planning principal, Bradley Thomas Sherwin, will face 34 charges relating to fraud following an ASIC investigation....

The March quarter saw an $80 billion rise in property assets and such large allocations to the asset could expose households to higher interest rates and sudden falls in ...