More than 65 per cent of mortgage brokers are concerned about the reputation of their industry following the Royal Commission, according to a MyState Bank survey....

The impact of regulation and continuing volatility on retirement plans is prompting a growing number of self-managed super fund trustees to increase cash reserves. ...

A merger between two NSW accounting and planning practices represents confirmation of the CountPlus “owner-driver” model which takes the firm away from holding a 100 per ...

The Consumer Action Law Centre has urged extending the Future of Financial Advice conflicted remuneration rules to the mortgage broking industry....

The rhetoric around the industry versus retail funds debate appears to have overshadowed years of cooperation between the two industry segments, according to a submission...

Industry Super Australia chief executive, David Whiteley, is stepping down after twelve years in the role to take up a new role with IFM Investors....

The regulator has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Commonwealth Financial Planning and BW Financial Advice for charging fees to customers for advice reviews that ...

IFM Investors has appointed David Whiteley to the newly-established role of global head, external relations....

The University of Sydney Business School, in partnership with fintech, MoneyMe, has awarded a $96,000 scholarship to Sydney University business analytics PhD student, Jia...

High-yield fundamentals remain positive but investors should adopt a highly selective approach, according to Eaton Vance....

The securities regulator has banned Mark Menzies from providing advice for four years following an investigation which found he had manipulated the price of 'MINI' warran...

AMP will be the first financial advice group to give testimony before the Royal Commission as it enters its round two hearings today....

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been told that regulatory reform to financial planning is a work i...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted it does not have enough information to know about inappropriate payments attaching to direct life sales....

AMP Limited has acknowledged that false and misleading statements were made to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over fee for no service....

The regulator said it has completed a compliance review and remediation program, and removed additional licence conditions, for Total Financial Solutions Australia....

MLC Life Insurance has launched its new underwriting platform to reduce the time it takes for advisers and customers to purchase life cover. ...

Praemium has reported strong platform inflows for the March 2018 quarter, with gross inflows of $671 million, 39 per cent higher than those of the prior corresponding tim...

Mentor Education has launched an Aged & Disability Care Specialist Adviser designation to meet the challenges posed by growth in Australia’s ageing and disabled populatio...

The SMSF sector posted a 12-month return to the end of February of 5.5 per cent before fees and tax, compared to a 9.6 per cent return from default MySuper products....