The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed some elements of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority revised blueprint while expressing concern at...
ETF Securities has expanded its workforce with business development and senior execs hired amid market growth....
The OpenInvest online marketplace and platform has launched, with self-managed superannuation fund trustees the primary market. ...
KPMG has appointed Samantha Brewer as a transaction services partner, who would join as part of the deals, tax and legal division....
DomaCom has announced that its senior equity release has cleared final regulatory hurdle after six years....
FAANG stocks are long-term, and will outlast short-term noise according to Colonial First State’s latest partner, Baillie Gifford. ...
Australian dividends were the weakest in the developed world with payouts falling 2.2 per cent, according to Janus Henderson....
The Federal Government will today release its inaugural Women’s Economic Security Statement, forming part of a critical effort to close the financial gap at retirement be...
With volatility and political uncertainty hitting the market hard recently, superannuation members have suffered their second straight month of negative returns....
Australians have shown a strong interest in using leverage to invest, according to a study from Investment Trends....
The SMSF Association has urged the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to prioritise finding a workable solution rather than rushing to meet its implementati...
The Financial Planning Association has issued a carefully measured response to the latest Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority blueprint, arguing it needs mor...
The Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Matt Comyn has agreed that mortgage brokers should be subject to the same sort of client best interests duty as financial planners....
AMP has appointed Morningstar as the external research provider for its advice business. ...
Tim Sanderson writes that some small business owners selling their business assets could be eligible for one or more capital gains tax concession, and navigates the tips ...
Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Matt Comyn has questioned the quality of some of the bank’s previous senior executives, suggesting some had not represented appropriate...
UBS Securities has been slapped with a $120,000 penalty by the regulator’s Markets Disciplinary Panel after it had reasonable grounds to believe that UBS contravened mark...
Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Matt Comyn has cited fee for no service as being one of the bank’s key shortcomings and claimed key executive personnel had failed to u...
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AMP and Griffith University have joined to help financial advisers meet the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority’s new requirements. ...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...