FINANCE

Accounting

AccountantsIQ has introduced a white label statement of advice solution to assist accountants with advice documents in the wake of super reforms....

Financial planning

Language and cultural barriers were the key risks for emerging market issuers, according to ASIC....

Financial planning

Australians have lost trust in the banks’ ability to balance the interests of customers and shareholders, according to the ABA....

Financial planning

AFSLs have been warned against drafting unfair contract terms as they risk it becoming void if a court rules it unfair, The Fold Legal said....

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government introduced the ASIC industry funding model bill into Parliament on Thursday, which would require entities to fund it rather than taxpayers....

Funds management

The University of Technology Sydney and PortfolioConstruction Forum have launched Investment Management Research Programme....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has looked to deepen its consultative relationship with financial advisers....

Financial planning

The ABA has supported the vast majority of recommendations and welcomed the final report of the Code of Banking Practice....

Funds management

Australian share fund managers posted positive results in February, according to Morningstar....

Funds management

Providers of ETFs and smart beta strategies should better disclose the estimated level of transaction costs generated by their strategies, according to EDHEC-Risk Institu...

Financial planning

A combination of digital disruption and a candidate shortage has led to weak hiring intention figures in finance and insurance, according to ManpowerGroup....

Life/Risk

Trowbridge Inquiry chairman, John Trowbridge has hit back at his critics denying allegations of preference, collusion, and secrecy in a submission to a Parliamentary inqu...

Financial planning

In welcoming the passage of the professional standards bill for advisers, the AFA chief executive said it would aid in improving consumer perception of financial advisers...

Financial planning

An overarching gatekeeper which directs customers where to go to progress their complaint would strengthen the current EDR system, the ABA believes....

Financial planning

One in every three Australians regrets financial decisions they made without guidance from a professional, according to Mortgage Choice....

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