FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has appointed three new board directors, including Geoff Lloyd, FSC director from 2008-10....
Financial planning
Super funds warned to more closely monitor intrafund advice outsourced to planning firms....
Financial planning
The Government has made a big push to improve financial literacy among consumers, but was it the right approach? Tim Stewart reports....
Superannuation
The financial services industry is calling for a bipartisan approach to the newly announced super changes, with many raising concerns about complexity. ...
Editorial
While significant progress has been made in achieving gender equality within the financial services industry, Milana Pokrajac and Bela Moore find there is still a long wa...
Superannuation
Swan refuses to explain why super changes are being pushed into Budget if they are not aimed at major savings....
Accounting
ASIC has handed a NSW-based accountant a six-year ban from providing financial services following an investigation....
People & Products
Treasurer Wayne Swan has recommended the appointment of Wayne Byres as the next chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to the Governor-General. ...
Financial planning
Sundaram Business Services aims for RG146 compliance for Indian-based personnel....
Superannuation
Industry concern that Government may impose a threshold as low as $180,000 for its super changes....
Funds management
Money Management has moved the age limit for its Young Achiever of the Year award to 35. Nominations close 4 April, 2013....
Financial planning
Will the renewed optimism in the financial services industry bring on more jobs and higher salaries? What can financial planners hope for in terms of career opportunities...
Editorial
It would seem that in the mind of the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, accountants need to shoulder none of the responsibility for investors being burned by...
Financial planning
Affinia’s Craig Parker discusses how customer centricity is emerging as the new practice business model. ...
Funds management
The ex-director of Astarra AM has been banned for life after contributing to the collapse of Trio Capital by failing to comply with financial services law. ...
Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry
MARKET INSIGHTS
Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...