The Federal Court has penalised ANZ over its breach of continuous disclosure obligations and has warned other institutions could face a penalty as high as $780 million if...
APRA has imposed additional licence restrictions on NGS Super, which suffered a cyber attack earlier this year....
Research from Adviser Ratings reveals investors are increasingly prioritising long-term financial stability over ESG investment as the cost of living bites, a contrast to...
With Insignia’s sale of Millennium3 expected to see 140 advisers moving over to WT Financial by mid-December, this could cause a shift in which licensee closes out the ye...
The financial advice profession should be embracing career changers and mature students, according to two commentators, as well as targeting those new graduates....
Platinum Asset Management has confirmed the new successor for co-founder Andrew Clifford to work as chief executive and managing director. ...
Doubt has been cast on whether Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, will be able to progress the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms within a year....
Dexus has promoted its chief investment officer to become its next CEO, following the expected departure of Darren Steinberg in March 2024....
Superannuation funds have bounced back after three months of losses, with November seeing strong returns into the holiday period. ...
Natixis Investment Managers has revealed the biggest economic threats to Australian institutional investors next year, with 45 per cent describing recession as “inevitabl...
Two of Australia’s largest licensees believe the removal of the safe harbour steps will have the greatest impact on advisers, but believe a new name is needed for the pro...
With the growth in micro-AFSLs and self-licensing, Lifespan chief executive Eugene Ardino is looking to double the number of AFSLs it services through its Lifespan Partne...
The FSCP has issued a registration prohibition order against a financial adviser until 2025 for misleading a client through a scaled advice model that excluded an SMSF in...
The promise of digital advice tools to address the supply/demand inequity is no longer a dream but a very present reality, writes Shaun Green....
JPMAM has partnered with financial technology platform iCapital to give Australian wholesale investors access to its alternative investments suite, while also launching t...
Digitised financial advice solutions will continue enabling the mass-scale provision of advice from superannuation funds and allow new entrants to join the market, GBST’s...
One in nine Australians aged over 50 expect to have $250,000 in unpaid debt in retirement – debt worries are leading to concerns about their ability to achieve their des...
Centrepoint Alliance has appointed two non-executive directors, including one from COG Financial Services which took a 20 per cent stake in the business last month....
The number of people eligible for the wholesale investor test has risen by more than 700 per cent since its introduction, and advisers need to ensure they are making thei...
Two advice licensees have lost more than 26 per cent in their share price since the start of 2023, while another has seen gains of 35 per cent. ...
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...