ASIC has outlined its regulatory approach on the key questions of best interests and scaled advice, including the "safe harbour" elements....

A global investor study by the State Street Centre for Applied Research has found that a significant number of Australian investors harbour serious concerns over upcoming...

The best interests duty appears to have regulatory deficiencies which could be described as the elephants in the room, according to David O’Reilly....

There are terms hidden in the upcoming Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation that every financial planner must be familiar with. ...

New State Street research points to Governments spooking investors who then fail to act in their own best interests....

The Financial Planning Association has announced changes to its Code of Professional Practice in order to bring it in line with the Australian Securities and Investment C...

BT chief Brad Cooper outlines growth push based on financial planner alignment and product quality....

Being a financial planner feels like living a fairy tale, but perhaps one written by the Brothers Grimm. Bryan Ashenden tells a story about Jack and Jill, two advisers wh...

ASIC has been handed a mammoth task in delivering FOFA, underscoring the tiny window available to the financial services industry to prepare for the new regulatory regime...

There is some concern in the industry about the language used by ASIC in its consultation papers on the delivery of financial advice....

ASIC signals it will apply the same rules to both scaled and holistic advice....

The push to create scale through superannuation fund mergers is anti-competitive says Club Plus chief executive Paul Cahill....

Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has announced a new life insurance sales policy revolving around the clawback of commissions if a policy lapses in...

The regulator has confirmed scaled advice can be provided under best interests duties outlined in Future of Financial Advice changes....