Tax agents are resisting the ATO’s push for taxpayers to use its online myTax service this tax season....

Advisers looking to join the AMP Adviser Academy will have to meet increased entry standards, as the company pushes to boost professional standards....

Accountants have welcomed the Government’s proposal to reduce the SG late payment penalty, believing the penalty is unreasonable....

ASIC said documentation won't change consumer biases and behaviours, and has called on institutions to lead consumers to appropriate choices while examining their own cul...

Consumers are most interested in knowing the difference between industry and retail super funds, super fees, and life insurance within super, according to CANSTAR....

Industry funds held significantly more pension members than retail funds but risked losing them due to a large advice capability gap. ...

ASIC has banned a life insurance adviser for three years after he did not meet adviser standards expected and failed to comply with financial services law....

ASIC has accepted an EU from a former Millennium3 representative, and an AMP representative father-son duo following concerns over their compliance with the law. ...

Shifting customer preferences and a changing regulatory landscape could significantly reduce market share for financial services incumbents, according to Deloitte....

ChAFTA has opened the flood gates for Chinese investments and due diligence has become more relevant, according to a risk solutions firm....

Shifts in the corporate landscape are creating good sources of alternative investments, according to a boutique fund manager working in the region....

AZ Next Generation Advisory, has announced its fourth acquisition in five months, bringing its total assets under management to $1 billion....

ASIC received 970 AFSL applications during the January-June period, with nine licences suspended and a further 98 cancelled....

There’s a natural tradeoff between yield and risk....

Wealth management and retirement solutions specialist Mercer has unveiled a new customer management platform geared at simplifying the superannuation channel experience....

Financial advisers and investors will have greater access to five of ANZ ETFS’s funds, through HUB24’s super menu....

All retail managed funds recorded a negative growth rate for the June quarter, but managed to finish the 2014/15 financial year with a strong 10.1 per cent growth....

IPA chief executive, Andrew Conway, is urging the Federal Government to take conclusive action regarding the Harper Review to achieve real competition policy reform....

The Queensland Local Government Superannuation Board has been ordered to disclose advice it received in relation to a TPD claim by a former Gold Coast City Council employ...

Vision Super has seen almost a 70 per cent increase in financial advice meetings with members since last year....