A claim by Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority chief executive, Stephen Glenfield, that the authority is offering advisers a ‘two-thirds discount for experie...
The end of the financial year has brought more changes for licensees which are reflected in their adviser numbers which continued to drop, according to HFS Consulting. ...
The change will see 23 paraplanning-related roles be made redundant and another 32 support roles will be affected. ...
The penalty is a result of an infringement notice by the Markets Disciplinary Panel for on-market buy-backs of shares....
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MSC Trustees has been appointed as a trustee for Spark Infrastructure’s $1 billion listed notes, replacing Sargon. ...
Shifting markets bring new opportunities for fixed income investors, particularly in corporate and securitised bonds, according to Eaton Vance. ...
High net worth individuals looking to leave Hong Kong due to political tensions could bring long-term economic benefits to Australia....
The Bell Global Emerging Companies fund has been added to IOOF’s environmental, social and governance model portfolio as client interest grows towards ethical investing....
New data out of the US suggests that COVID-19 lockdowns have accelerated the take-up of robo-advice....
West Australian Liberal Senator, Mathias Cormann is to retire from politics later this year, meaning the financial services industry will lose a minister with a deep unde...
Peter Hogan will retire from self-managed superannuation (SMSF) representative body the SMSF Association at the end of September....
Is it intra-fund advice or isn’t it? Advisers are asking following QSuper’s change of approach on financial advice....
Esther Kerr-Smith has been appointed to the role, while Darren Mann will take over her previous role as group executive – finance and strategy....
The fintech platform acquired by Class has passed more than 500,000 entities on its platform. ...
Wealth manager JBWere has extended its virtual managed accounts agreement with Praemium for another two years. ...
The median balanced superannuation fund returned 0.8% in June, leaving super funds to fall shy of a positive return for the financial year, according to SuperRatings. ...
Barely a week after completing the acquisition of AMP Life, Resolution Life Australia appears to be scouting other in-force acquisitions....
Just over $18 billion has already been taken from superannuation accounts via the Government’s hardship early release superannuation scheme and the Australian Prudential ...
Both stockbrokers and risk advisers are continuing to lobby Parliamentarians for changes to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime to better recognis...
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...