Ex-pats are being urged to seek advice as OECD regulations come into effect enabling global regulators to share financial account information....

Members need to think twice about establishing SMSFs if all they are going to do is sit in cash, managed funds, and a few shares, Perpetual Private warns....

Accountants will not be replaced by computerisation as automated data entry cannot replicate lateral and creative thinking, MGI believes....

Paul Barrett’s Italian-backed AZ NGA has further grown its presence with the acquisition of Melbourne-based former RI firm, Empowered Financial Planners....

netwealth has been named the number one platform for functionality in a platform market increasingly seeking to compete to meet advisers’ needs....

Sixty-nine clients of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s financial planning arms have accepted 69 per cent of the $2.9 million offered for poor advice....

Wealthtrac has seen its funds under advice jump to $1.4 billion following its acquisition of Superior Wealth Management Solution’s service level agreement with Oasis....

Research and ratings house, Zenith, has awarded AllianceBernstein’s Global Equities Fund a ‘recommended’ rating....

Law firm, Barry.Nilsson. grows Sydney-based specialist insurance team with four new appointments....

Former Investa Office chief executive, Campbell Hanan has joined Mirvac as head of office and industrial....

OneVue recruits former JP Morgan staffer, Richard Harris-Smith, to head up its fund services business....

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has appointed former Treasury deputy secretary, Jan Harris, to its board....

TAL chief executive, Brett Clark has been appointed to the board of the Financial Services Council....

Accounting administration software provider, Class, has partnered with Depreciator to deliver data accuracy and boost depreciation schedule efficiency....

ASIC has released guidelines about new protections for small businesses from “unfair contract terms” with the new legislation set to be in force from 12 November this yea...

The global pension world has moved toward defined contributions, demands on investment talent, and governance improvements, according to Willis Towers Watson....

Many Australians do not value the importance of estate planning, while half die without a valid will, according to HLB Mann Judd....

The Federal Treasury has revised downwards its estimate of the cost of super tax concessions but the industry believes they are still being over-stated....

ANZ will transition advisers away from its Oasis wrap to a new platform developed in partnership with Macquarie Investment Management....

The Financial Planning Association has sought a “grace period” within the LIF transitionary arrangements to cover delays in policy activation....