ASIC has accepted EUs from three J.P. Morgan foreign financial services providers for failing to comply with disclosure requirements of ASIC’s exemptions....

Limited recourse borrowing arrangements do not necessarily have to be limited in opportunity for self-managed super fund trustees but there are various requirements to ad...

CBA launches a program to educate its employed financial planners on women’s unique financial needs, as well as promote financial planning as a profession for women. ...

The FPA announces policy chief Dante De Gori as the successor to Mark Rantall as CEO....

Eighty years on, the vision of founder William McCormick Blair still guides the funds management business that bears his name, writes Nicholas O’Donoghue. ...

Mike Taylor reflects that 2015 was a year of policy challenges for the financial services industry, many of which will continue into 2016....

ASIC has cancelled insurance broker, Leedam’s AFSL a month after its sole director was banned from providing financial services....

New APRA data has revealed that it is retail funds which are lagging on transferring accrued default super balances to MySuper products....

ASIC said it is largely supportive of robo-advice as it can reduce the cost of advice for consumers but warned it comes with unique regulatory challenges....

Financial planners have a key role in educating consumers that life cover provided in super may not be enough....

Fee for service can help clients maintain cover, according to Wealth Elements Dean van Zyl....

Education and professionalism are the key to building trust in the financial advice industry and attracting more people to the industry, which would mean more consumers w...

Planners need to take a consistent approach to life insurance recommendations, according to FPA general manager, policy and conduct, Dante De Gori....

Wrap platforms are increasingly evolving to meet the needs of investors looking offshore for growth, with the addition of managed funds, ETFs and SMAs, Cameron Garrett wr...

The Financial Services Council’s Blake Briggs argues that the Government’s changes to super fund governance arrangements and default funds will ultimately help consumers....

While 2015 threw up its share of challenges for financial planners and the broader financial planning industry, it also confirmed that planners could speak with one voice...

Boutique funds manager, Montgomery Investment Management has secured a ratings upgrade for its flagship fund, from Lonsec....

Australian commercial property is delivering double digit growth for investors in the Investec Australia Property Fund....

Strong inflows and growing support from non-aligned advisers has seen platform provider, netwealth, exceed $8 billion in FUM....

Investors are becoming increasingly engaged in how and where their superannuation is being invested, RIAA chief executive, Simon O’Connor, says....