A new member organisation has been formed, established by three former directors of the Profession of Independent Financial Advisers....

The proposed AFCA user-pays funding model will be introduced from 1 July with a few improvements following industry feedback while the superannuation levy will be abolish...

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against big four bank ANZ for allegedly misleading customers about the available funds and balances in their credit card acco...

The first review of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority has made 13 recommendations for its improvements but acknowledged these may result in increased costs fo...

The Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability fund’s fee has reduced to 0.45% as the fund looks to help clients grow their wealth....

Before changing fee structures, there is plenty advisers can do to improve profit by fixing business efficiencies, according to a panel....

Advice pricing should be the amalgamation of three layers – intangible value, services and advice, and structural complexity and additional value-add, according to a fina...

Advisers are now turning to focus on their business growth but the workload around fee consent requirements are a burden and they need efficient processes to lower this l...

ASX shares and exchange traded funds will now have a minimum commission of $5, while US shares and ETFs will be US$4....

Running a financial advice practice has never been harder, Jassmyn Goh writes, and advisers must find efficiencies and restructure their revenue sources to deliver their ...

Liberal members Jason Falinski and Tim Wilson have concluded the corporate regulator and industry super funds are beneficiaries of Australians being unable to access fina...

As industry organisations face Parliament to argue against rising regulatory levies, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority has praised financial advisers for rece...

There will be a problem in the next five years as falling adviser numbers coincide with more households seeking advice, according to Easton Investments. ...

Fixed-term arrangements cannot be used to avoid ongoing fee consent renewals and advisers could breach the code of ethics by trying to use them in that way....