With 44 per cent of employed women and 15 per cent of employed men working part-time it highlights that the Government needs to legislate LISTO, ISA believes....

The FSC has urged the Government and Parliament to prioritise a list of reforms in financial services before venturing into a Royal Commission, which it said would be exp...

Accountants moving into the SMSF advice space need to think about low-cost fee structures as they look to compete with firms that are using technology to find cheaper sol...

Financial advice and wealth advisory group, Omniwealth, has purchased a mortgage broking business to expand its mortgage services, on the back of increased demand. ...

Vanguard Australia has appointed the former NAB head of risk and audit governance as their new head of legal and compliance. ...

GPS Wealth has announced the launch of a cloud-based statement of advice tool for accountants, which would produce SOAs for setting up SMSFs, among other functions....

Investors should ensure they know how to build enduring and sustainable wealth, according to HLB Mann Judd Sydney....

Write-off of fixed assets and an increase in income tax has seen Spring FG’s NPAT take a hit, which recorded a modest 7.9 per cent increase, according to its ASX announce...

Asteron Life Complete’s terminal illness benefit definition has been extended from 12 months to 24 months....

The operational standards in ASIC’s RG255 on robo-advice appear to be quite low, FinaMetrica believes....

In opposing a Royal Commission into the banking sector, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the legal profession would be the only beneficiary while victims would not be...

Ostrava Equities has been wound up and its proprietors, Bradley Grimm and Vanessa Ash, have been restrained from providing financial services....

Former CEO of Wickham Securities has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in respect of 11 fraud offences....

Saxo Capital Markets has reduced its intraday margins and trading costs by up to 30 per cent on their CFD index trackers. ...

Boutique wholesale investment manager, Contango Asset Management, has hired Sky Radley as its compliance and legal officer. ...

Man Group has appointed an institutional sales manager, who previously worked with HSBC and Merrill Lynch, to build its institutional investment strategies presence. ...

Australian wholesale fund manager, QIC, has appointed a UK director for its global fixed income team. ...

Wingate Asset Management has appointed former Tyrus Capital partner, Jamie Mead, as its chief executive. ...

Global investment company, Antipodes Global, has exceeded its $100m milestone target on the back of strong adviser and investor demand. ...

Micro-cap growth has exceeded blue chips, while Spheria’s micro-cap fund has reached $170m in just over three months, Spheria said. ...