The Financial Services Council has recommended the two regulators must collaborate on information, documentation, and data requests and collection....

James Georgeson has been appointed as AMP’s chief financial officer after acting in the role since August 2019....

The Government’s latest exposure draft legislation around the recommendations of the Hayne Royal Commission suggest little has been paid to the lobbying of the major fina...

Standard 3 of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics goes further than is conventional and risks doing commercial damage....

Financial adviser Timothy Shapter has been banned for seven years for failing best interests duty and his licensee Smart Solutions has had its licence cancelled....

Singapore-based Keppel Capital has entered into control over the Australian Unity Office Fund after buying a half stake in its responsible entity, AUIREL....

Charter Hall has announced the appointment of Miriam Patterson from Telstra Super to the newly created position of fund manager, Charter Hall Direct....

Australians should be more incentivised to be able to use their home equity in order to improve their retirement funding as the current system does not support their reti...

The robo-advice industry has jumped 47% on a yearly basis and assets managed by robo-advisers is expected to hit $2.5 trillion by 2023, according to research from UK comp...

Breast cancer was the most common life insurance cancer claim, double the rate of prostate cancer which was the second most common, according to data....

It would be reasonable to have all Australian Financial Complaints Authority members pay for and be covered by the new scheme, according to a law firm....

The man who has been the face of risk-focused Synchron, Don Trapnell, says he is stepping back from the day to day running of the business....

Rising costs associated with greater regulation and Government fees and charges risk driving financial planners out of business and placing advice beyond the reach of con...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed how it placed conditions on superannuation funds which had the effect of ending the payment of commissi...

Australian Ethical Investment has announced that John McMurdo has been appointed as chief executive and managing director....

Alleged misappropriation of client SMSF funds has seen a self-licensed Sydney financial adviser permanently banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

Performance comparisons, branded reports, ensuring compliance, improving business efficiencies and using latest technology are achievable with automated report production...

The list of approved education programs and courses to meet the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been expanded following a consultation process....

The Future Fund chief executive will take the lead at IFM investors, replacing Brett Himbury....

Deakin University’s Master of Financial Planning degree will now include the CFP Certification Program under a new partnership with the Financial Planning Association of ...