Former Zurich business development manager, Jason Milosevski, has been appointed as Synchron’s Victorian state manager....

First State Super’s chief investment officer, Richard Brandweiner, has announced the firm will build a venture capital platform to seed early-stage and emerging fintech s...

Australians are being warned to think twice before attempting to evade their tax liabilities following the announcement of a new taskforce targeting international tax eva...

The AIST called for transparency on ASIC’s industry funding model, cautioning against any decision-making until a cost recovery impact statement was available. ...

Advisers need to objectively test the risk tolerance of all investors and should not superimpose their own preferences, FinaMetrica believes....

Greater cooperation urged between super funds and the ATO amid research revealing super guarantee non-compliance as a $2.5 billion problem....

Hybrid commissions may remove perceptions of bias in adviser recommendations, but it will not boost advice quality, the FPA argues....

The Grattan Institute’s Jim Minifie claims the Government’s changes to superannuation fund governance arrangements will work best if the Government avoids taking sides be...

NAB has revealed it is in ongoing negotiations with Nippon Life to enter a life insurance product manufacturing agreement aimed at bolstering the wealth business....

ASIC has announced the permanent banning of a former Westpac authorised representative from providing financial services....

New research has confirmed substantial unmet demand for good and independent financial advice which the banks may not be able to deliver. ...

LSG Group’s AFSL has been cancelled by ASIC after it failed to comply with the conditions on its licence and financial services laws....

Legislating for non-profit superannuation funds’ boards to be made up of one-third independent directors would be a backward step, the AIST believes....

Despite moves to make the advice industry more transparent, it was surprising that direct property was still not a financial product, according to financial planner Lisa ...

The Federal Government has succeeded in having legislation protecting the tax privacy of Australian private companies pass the Parliament....

Self-managed superannuation fund administration provider, Class Super, has started its process towards its listing on the Australian Securities Exchange....

To move into the digital age and become more client centric, SSFS has grown its planner numbers and changed its advice model....

International funds manager, the Capital Group, has announced an alliance with Samsung Asset Management that will co-develop retirement solutions for the Korean market....

Animal welfare could become the new coal as ethical investors look to take a stand against the poor treatment of farm animals....

The AICD has backed legislation for independent directors to be appointed to super funds, but wants the definition to be consistent with other APRA-regulated entities....