Wealth management firms continue to fall behind in facilitating the opening of accounts digitally but Australia was ahead of its global counterparts....

RaboDirect has released research which showed financial confidence was a key contributor to all-round happiness in Australia....

Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer has released the draft super income stream regulations for public consultation to implement tax reforms....

Henderson Group has reported a 13 per cent drop in revenue for the year ended December, 2016....

Retirement guarantees do not always provide a benefit and could return less over the retiree’s lifetime than a product with no guarantees, according to Milliman’s study....

Centrepoint Alliance said clients valued the personal relationship with their adviser as well as just the technical advice....

The provision of financial advice within super represents a key part of its adaption to changing times, according to senior super executive, Michael Dwyer....

The FSC has labelled the compensation scheme of last resort a poor public policy with high risk, and asked for caution and more consultation before proceeding....

The Association of Financial Advisers says the FOFA ban on conflicted remuneration needs to be extended to other financial services operatives including property spruiker...

ASFA has called for the Federal Government to fund the ATO an additional $10 million a year over four years to detect employers failing to pay SG....

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of liquidated firm, Aquaint Capital, the responsible entity for Aquaint Income Fund....

ASIC has permanently banned a former Anne Street Partners Queensland financial planner from providing financial services for dishonest conduct....

Industry funds need to make sure they are not tainted by the scandals which have surrounded the banks, according to Australian Institute of Trustees acting chief executiv...

ASIC has provided updated guidance on FOFA, best interest duty, and record keeping obligations for licensees and authorised representatives in its RG175....

Washington H. Soul Pattinson, which invested in Hunter Hall Global Value and Hunter International in the past six months, has reported a net profit after tax of $149 mill...

The Australian Securities Exchange has announced the takeover offer to acquire all ordinary shares in Hunter Hall international Limited is complete. ...

AMP has announced enhancements to its MyNorth wrap platform for advisers and clients as it turned one year old....

Praemium has signalled its intention to appoint Robert De Luca as the company’s permanent CEO after the general shareholders meeting scheduled for May....

AMP Capital has announced a number of key appointments across its leadership team in Australia, Asia and Europe....

New economic analysis has warned that declining levels of home ownership risk putting more pressure on the Age Pension....