Asked during a Parliamentary committee, Fiducian says reading the financial press is not a substitute for receiving professional financial advice. ...

The most burdensome compliance-related task for advisers are file noting and data collection at the fact-find stage, according to a report. ...

The bonus was four times the amount of the average balance of its members, but the superannuation fund said its bonus and remuneration structure was set at the median of ...

The current forecast still assumes the number of advisers will fall and plateau to 15,000 but this may take longer than initially predicted thanks to recent exam relief m...

Equities? Bonds? Alternatives? If Outsider was to take investing advice from former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, then perhaps the “market for crazy” is the best inves...

The superannuation guarantee increase has come into effect from the beginning of this month and Outsider has noticed this has either been a call for celebration – or dism...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions has announced entered a conditional agreement with Dixon Advisory which will pay $7.2 million penalty for breaching ...

Having been around the industry for nigh on 40 years, Outsider has seen his fair share of buzzwords come and go around the office. Never a day goes by these days without ...

The corporate regulator will seek feedback on proposed guidance and relief for the litigation funding schemes....

With just a few months to go until the FASEA deadline, writes Brian Knight, even those who are considering leaving the industry would be advised to have an attempt....

Understanding different real estate sectors is critical at a time when real estate has been impacted by global structural changes, writes Dania Zinurova....

There have been numerous changes to the financial services obligations of superannuation funds, writes David Court, so trustees must know what is expected of them....

After years of indecisiveness, fund managers have voted for the stability of research teams while identifying potential conflicts of interest, Oksana Patron writes....

It has been three years since the Royal Commission but, Chris Dastoor writes, financial advisers are still being held in poor light by politicians despite a low level of ...

Any further requirements by the Government for the financial advice sector to lift standards could lead to advisers and potential graduate entrants moving the occupation ...

Class has launched an online tool to help accounting practices to make the decision to work with an audit partner based on automation through technology integrations....

As a Kiwisaver fund introduces a weighting to Bitcoin, could it be an option for Australian super funds?...

The VanEck Bentham Global Capital Securities Active ETF will hold a portfolio of capital securities including Tier 1 securities, contingent convertibles and subordinated ...

Advisers taking the September Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam will receive their results before registration for the November exam closes....

The superannuation fund’s chief executive has claimed his salary is modest in comparison to other super funds who in-house the same operations....