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People & Products

Russell Investments has announced the appointment of a head of its Advice Centre, which the company said signalled its commitment to the delivery of limited advice....

Financial planning

Multiport has launched a managed account service in partnership with boutique fund manager EIM Capital Managers....

Editorial

Paul Derham explains the important role a compliance committee plays in reducing regulatory and operational risk for licensees....

People & Products

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has announced a number of board changes, which will see the promotion of director Andrew Hamilt...

Financial planning

A Victorian man has been arrested and charged in connection with the collapse of the Dollarforce group, which raised more than $24 million dollars from investors through ...

Policy & Regulation

The severe tax penalties for excess super contributions are not necessarily targeting the people the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) intends, according to the director o...

People & Products

Synchron has appointed business strategist Michael Harrison as independent chair....

Policy & Regulation

The focus on asset-based remuneration and a shift to fee-for-service advice within the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms could create a split between holistic adv...

Funds management

Residential property has failed to be fully embraced in the financial advice process due to a lack of innovation and poor regard, but the situation may improve in the dri...

People & Products

Managing director of Treasury Group, Mark Burgess, has resigned following his appointment to the Future Fund Management Agency....

Financial planning

Former director of Chartwell Enterprises and one of Australia's largest Ponzi scheme operators, Graeme Hoy, has been sentenced to 13 years and nine months in jail owing i...

People & Products

Contango Asset Management investment services director, Carol Austin, and managing director of Goldman Sachs & Partners Australia, Stephen Fitzgerald, have been appointed...

Funds management

Hastings Funds Management has announced the retirement of Steve Boulton as chief executive officer and director of Hastings after just over three years in the position....

Superannuation

Russell Investments has appointed a managing director of corporate superannuation who will implement limited advice, among other super initiatives....

People & Products

AIA Australia has appointed Elizabeth Flynn to its board of directors, after Flynn spent several years on various committees at Aviva Australia....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 3 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

2 weeks ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

4 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

2 weeks 5 days ago