Financial planning education providers would have to register with and meet the independent education body’s requirements to set out their curriculum as it looks to bring...

As the challenges facing bond investors keep coming, it is becoming increasingly difficult to gain smooth, consistent returns from bond portfolios. A different approach t...

Longevity risk concerns have forced pension funds professionals in the APAC region to focus on improving liability valuations, according to State Street....

Synchron’s advisers would be able to access new portfolios, platforms and products through its new investment company, Valant Capital Investments. ...

An accounting body has urged the Government to stop using superannuation to plug Budget holes, and instead called for holistic tax reform....

Constant tinkering and complexity of superannuation would make the family home better than super and may help fund retirement, according to Homesafe MD....

Accounting and financial services professionals found it a challenge to maintain a work-life balance even as the majority were confident about their professional prospect...

Accounting practices were failing to see the same level of demand for their practices as financial planning practices due to lack of confidence and higher levels of busin...

General advice warnings must be easily accessible, must not be hidden, and should be placed near the advice itself in documents in order for advisers to be compliant, a l...

Saxo Capital Market Australia has terminated its business dealings with Halifax Australia....

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of a Sydney-based firm, Edwards Benefits for breaching key obligations....

The corporate regulator has banned a former client adviser and authorised representative of Morgans Financial for breaching financial services laws....

ASIC has permanently banned Mark Steven Grevsmuhl from providing financial services due to serious fraud convictions....

The corporate regulator has banned a former ANZ financial planner for 18 months for misleading conduct as part of its Wealth Management Project....

Insync Fund Managers has foreshadowed growth with the appointment of a business development manager to its Insync Global Titans Fund....

Northern Trust Capital Markets has recruited Ben Brownette as a research analyst in its first post-acquisition hire....

IFM Investors has appointed David Perkins to the new role of associate director of the Private Capital team as part of its growth strategy. ...

PIMCO has hired Paul Vosper as a key real estate specialist as it looked to expand the firm’s alternatives investment platform. ...

A new managed account business, MA Operator, has launched into the industry this week, which would target financial advisers to manage investments on clients’ behalf....

Advisers and investors have been demanding less volatility, new ways to manage risk and non-traditional investments, according to BetaShares. ...