Another FASEA exam in 2022 will remove “great uncertainty” if advisers need to re-take the exam in November, according to the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Associat...

Registrations close today for the July exam but sitting next month would give advisers the opportunity to sit again in 2022 if they fail. ...

The introduction of the single disciplinary body as part of the Better Advice Bill will lift standards as it will be individual advisers who have to register themselves a...

Industry associations have welcomed the one-off exam measure but would have liked the extension to have included those who had experienced significant events that had pre...

The data from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission showed that the number of advisers dropped this week by 112 to 19,631. ...

Michael Hirst, former chief executive of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, has been appointed as an independent, non-executive director to the AMP Limited board, effective from ...

Outsider thought he already heard about the strangest rebrand of 2021 when he read about Standard Life Aberdeen rebranding as ‘Abrdn’ earlier this year. ...

Outsider was left feeling perplexed when he sat next to an AMP employee at a recent conference after his seat companion laughed at the idea that inappropriate behaviour w...

As a man of a certain age, Outsider might be forgiven for not being keen to celebrate his birthday when it rolls around each year. ...

Platform providers need to consider how they can best work together with advice practices to help them run smarter businesses, Edwina Maloney writes....

When running an advice practice, writes Craig West, it is prudent to think about how to exit it in the best possible way from the beginning....

Phil Anderson writes how advisers can be supported in the in the run up to the FASEA exam deadline as this can be a stressful period for those yet to pass....

The COVID-19 pandemic tested traditional asset allocations and portfolio builds, writes Chris Dastoor, so what lessons have been learnt a year on?...

After decades of underperformance, value is seeing a turnaround and outpacing growth stocks for the first time in years, writes Laura Dew....

Oksana Patron writes how recent acquisitions position former mid-tier financial planning groups higher up the ranks in terms of financial adviser numbers....

While the extension provides some leeway for advisers who have not passed the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam this year, clarity is needed on whethe...

The total real estate assets under management of Australian managers hit $307.4 billion in 2020 and were 2.7% down compared to the prior year. ...

Financial adviser Hannah Jennings has been banned after the corporate regulator found she was inappropriately recommending clients double gearing strategies....

The boost in activity in the housing market will improve the outlook for bank credit growth and earnings, according to Martin Currie Australia....

Listed investment companies will be under the spotlight as Wilson Asset Management lists its Strategic Value (WAR) fund on the Australian Securities Exchange today....