The Federal Opposition believes some segments of the financial planning industry got 'sold a dummy' on the manner in which approved industry codes of conduct would 'obvia...
Compliance consultant Christina Kalantzis has seen an uptick in the number of boutique financial planners looking to 'hand back' their Australian Financial Services Licen...
Professional indemnity premiums are high because insurers have difficulty identifying authorised representatives who have made fraudulent claims in the past, according to...
A study currently being conducted by the University of Adelaide may allow both current and prospective SMSF trustees to make greater cost comparisons, according to Plaza ...
Corporate insolvencies remain at historically high levels, rising by 16.7 per cent in the March quarter compared to the same time last year, according to the latest figur...
ASIC has increased the disclosure requirements for unlisted mortgage funds to improve investor awareness of the risks involved....
Government delivers additional funding to ASIC for FOFA and a range of other financial services changes....
A Menai-based insurance broking firm has had its licence suspended for seven months following surveillance conducted by the ASIC....
The same regulator critical of financial planner responses in a shadow shopping exercise has turned in a 100 per cent fail in responding to parliamentary questions on tim...
The financial services regulator is continuing its review of financial requirements for product issuers in various sectors of the industry, with a number of consultation ...
Financial services players have taken aim at competition concerns and potential conflicts in institutionally owned investment platforms....
The Government should take a long-term economic view in its efforts to return the budget to surplus amid major issues concerning market forces, household debt and uncerta...
The minimum training requirements for financial planners providing advice on carbon financial products has been finalised by ASIC....
Once the dust has settled on the current round of industry reforms, the dealer group as we know it may cease to exist, according to senior financial financial advice figu...
ASIC has rapped 21 financial services licensees across the knuckles for incorrectly marketing themselves as 'independent'....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...