Robo-advice usage is on the rise but firms providing such services need to understand how to mitigate the risks involved, FINPRO believes....

Retail funds and self-managed superannuation funds have outstripped industry funds for member satisfaction mostly due to higher account balances, according to the latest ...

Australian Securities and Investments Commission staff are likely to leave their public service salaries behind to embrace financial services market rates....

Underperforming superannuation funds have been put on notice by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to shape up or be forcibly shipped out of the superannuatio...

Former trade union boss Paul Howes has continued his rise and rise within KPMG being named head of wealth management....

The Australian Bankers’ Association has called for a change to tax reforms as part of a review into how public sector services are funded....

Despite their tainted image, banks are not doing enough to win back consumers, according to a survey....

Technology is transforming our industry and will be critical in driving client outcomes. From big data to robo advice...

The Federal Government has adopted a ‘taking action now’ mantra in dealing with the major banks....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sought to tell planners ‘what good looks like’ in its five-year corporate plan....

The Productivity Commission has been asked to consider why APRA-regulated funds do not allow their members to achieve the same tax outcomes as members of SMSFs....

La Trobe Financial’s 12 Month Term Account has been added to Colonial First State’s FirstWrap Plus Platform investment menu....

The Commonwealth Bank has appointed former Westpac and NSW Government executive, Robert Whitfield to its board....

MCP’s listed fixed income trust has exceeded its IPO by over $400 million by retail and SMSF investors....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has disqualified New South Wales-based SMSF auditor, Kathleen Whittle....

The Centuria Metropolitan REIT has announced its inclusion on the S&P/ASX 300 Index, effective from 18 September....

Civil proceedings against CBA by AUSTRAC has been listed for a directions hearing on 2 April 2018....

AMP has expanded its wealth management adviser portal to allow adviser and customer access to Challenger annuities....

NAB Wealth has told the Productivity Commission that many super funds with unlisted assets are effectively under-reporting the extent of their growth exposures and there...

Publicly-listed litigation funder, IMF Bentham has confirmed it will fund a class action against the Commonwealth Bank over its alleged AML Act breaches....