The government should consider the impact agent commissions have on housing affordability, according to private sales platform, PropertyNow....

Cbus has joined the chorus of super industry associations and the Federal opposition in opposing the proposal to use super to fund a first home....

Praemium has reported record international inflows and increasing contributions from new clients in March....

As the debate heats up around young people being allowed to access their super to fund home purchases, the timetable around CIPRs has slipped out....

Once again, Money Management is conducting its annual salary survey to gauge how the financial services sector is evolving and how it is affecting wages and salaries....

Compliance automation was disrupting the comprehensive advice model and was replacing it with single piece advice as clients demanded more efficiency and innovation....

The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of mortgage scheme responsible entity, DD&D Securities for failing to comply with obligations....

Managed Accounts Holdings Limited (MGP) has appointed former Pillar chief executive, Peter Brook to its board....

Financial technology company, Moneysoft has entered into a partnership with Mortgage Choice to power its financial planning tool....

Using super for housing would be cynical, counterproductive and likely to fuel Australia's housing crisis....

MDA providers faced their first deadline of 1 October to comply with the revised MDA services framework but not many had moved on this, The Fold Legal said....

Transition-to-retirement strategies can still give a reasonable benefit to those over 60, according to CFS....

The FSC has released a draft standard paper for consultation, which proposes that life insurance APLs must have compulsory provider and product choice....

There are already over 20,000 tax (financial) advisers registered with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). Are you one of them?...

Much attention will be directed to the outcome of Cabinet committee discussions today in the wake of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signaling his ongoing opposition to p...

Outsider wonders whether his old mate, Barry Lambert is really serious in his threat/promise to run for the Senate to pursue his crusade for the legalisation of medicinal...

A Senate Economics Committee inquiry session has once again tickled Outsider's funny bone, and the common thread seems to be Liberal Senator, Jane Hume....

Outsider suspects that hedge fund manager, Stuart McAuliffe is on to something in naming his companies after successful pirates, something which explains the successful l...

Investors should consider whether expensive strategies are simply about price or if they actually offer something more personal that’s difficult to quantify, but will ens...

Understanding the correlation between technological developments and the challenges of caring for elderly clients will help advisers give holistic advice, Richard Dunkerl...