FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Financial planning

The regulator has put forward new proposals to update the record-keeping obligations for those who provide financial advice to retail clients. ...

Editorial

Tasmanian Liberal Senator, David Bushby, who is chairing the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC, made a very good point when he said that nothing in the FOFA changes will pr...

Editorial

The outcome of the next Federal election will determine the degree to which the financial services industry will be subjected to another far-reaching review similar to th...

Financial planning

The majority of chief executives in Australia believe technology plays a significant role in developing and bringing new financial products to the Asian market, according...

Editorial

Due to the wave of change ripping through the financial services industry, law firms specialising in this sector will be fighting for your business. Leanne Mezrani points...

Life/Risk

Cultural shifts over the last few years might have resulted in consumers driving churn, according to an insurance executive....

Financial planning

The concept of trust in financial planning has reached a critical juncture, writes Geoff Rimmer, and only bold measures will restore it. ...

Editorial

There will be many in the financial services industry who will welcome the return of Chris Bowen to over-arching management as Federal Treasurer of the Financial Services...

Life/Risk

Some progress appears to be being made towards finding common ground on life/risk sustainability and churn....

Accounting

A new ICAA white paper argues the case for a new Government to recognise the ability of accountants to rebuild community trust in the financial services industry....

Funds management

The aftermath of what was deemed the largest superannuation fund fraud in Australian history has seen only one individual jailed so far, with most other parties having th...

People & Products

Former Ventura Investment Management managing director Kate Mulligan has joined non-aligned wealth management group netwealth as a non-executive director....

Financial planning

The Coalition has released a new policy paper which confirms it would amend FOFA to “reduce compliance costs for small business financial advisers”. ...

Financial planning

The financial services industry has improved its practice in relation to the automatic rollover of term deposits, the regulator has found....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has given ASIC the green light to pursue Storm founders in court over the failure of the dealer group. ...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

3 weeks 6 days 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...

1 week 2 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

2 weeks 5 days ago