The FPA has rejected claims by the AIOFP that its members were not consulted and that institutions shaped its proposal on life insurance commission changes....

Earnings momentum, solid balance sheets, and growing dividends have given our major banks the support to deliver global sector-leading returns on equity, according to Mor...

Robo-advice provider to conduct pilot with salaried advisers within large, non-aligned advice provider Centrepoint Alliance....

Macquarie has completed its Enforceable Undertaking with ASIC but its compliance bill has quadrupled to $413 million and is forecast to continue rising....

Robo-advice models in their current form don’t consider existing investments of investors, both inside and outside super, which could lead to negative outcomes....

Non-aligned advisers make up one in every two planners, according to the 2015 Top 100 research conducted by Money Management....

The AIOFP has claimed it was locked out of tri-party discussions around life insurance commission and has called for the full submission to be publicly released....

Financial advisers have been blamed alongside lawyers for pushing the multitude of claims which placed pressure on TPD products within superannuation funds....

The greatest need for people in the super industry by 2025 will be member relations, advice, and services, according to a survey....

ASIC has cast doubt around the viability and purpose of SMSFs set up with less than $200,000, stating it would examine advice related to their creation....

The Federal Government will undertake a review of ASIC looking into how the regulator uses its current resources and staff....

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has confirmed moves in pursuit of a code of conduct for all parties, including lawyers, on the handling of insurance ...

The number of SMSFs seeking advice fell for the eighth year in a row but this is not necessarily reflective of their advice needs....

NAB said it would compensate almost 62,000 customers after a review found errors and processes on its Navigator platform dating back to 2001, before NAB acquired Aviva in...

Industry superannuation funds have cited bank planning scandals in their defence of existing super fund governance arrangements....

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has drawn a line in the sand on any capping of level commissions....

MLC separately managed accounts attract $7 million in two months while Praemium adds Zurich life products to risk line up....

Lonsec has given 'Recommended' ratings to niche fund offerings from AllianceBernstein and BetaShares....

Changes to the SIV program will direct funds to the emerging and small cap market sector with investors exposed to a mature market, claims a fund manager operating in the...

Nikko Asset Management are offering sophisticated investors two new collective investment vehicles offering global equity and multi-asset exposure to developed and emergi...