FSC

Financial planning

The FSC has told a Parliamentary Committee that ASIC needs to get more proactive in pursuing enforcement when planning breaches occur....

image
Superannuation

The increase in the cap for concessional contributions has led to the fastest growth in seven years for discretionary contributions while compulsory contributions have pl...

image
Financial planning

Financial services companies that adopt and use financial technology (fintech) are most likely to succeed while the sector undergoes disruption and change according to AW...

image
Financial planning

The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the positives in the FSI final report....

image
Financial planning

FSI urges opening up default funds to competition along with removing the barriers to post-retirement product development...

image
Financial planning

ASIC has vehemently denied being swayed by lobbying groups to suspend its adviser competency push. ...

image
Superannuation

ISA claimed industry super funds have outperformed their bank-owned counterparts when it comes to median returns, after APRA released Quarterly MySuper Statistics....

image
Financial planning

Industry organisations have applauded parliament’s restoration of the grandfathering provision in the latest round of the FOFA reforms, claiming it overturned a rule that...

Policy & Regulation

Fewer Australians will be able to afford to obtain financial advice following the Senate’s decision to disallow the Government Future of Financial Advice regulations, the...

image
Financial planning

New research suggests SMSF advice is a prime area for consolidation....

image
Financial planning

Financial services has usurped mining and manufacturing as Australia’s fastest growing industry, but little research has been done to determine the key drivers of growth....

image
Financial planning

The FSC welcomed the China-Australia free trade agreement, saying it will give fund managers direct access to China and boost the nations’ financial services trade....

image
Superannuation

ASFA has changed its constitution to give itself the ability to adjust to change in the superannuation industry....

image
Financial planning

It's been an issue that's ruffled feathers across the industry, but is scaled advice finally gaining traction in the planning world? Kate Cowling investigates. ...

image
Financial planning

FSC appoints former journalist and PR as its new CEO....

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months ago

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

4 months 1 week ago

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

6 months 1 week 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 days 4 hours ago

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

3 weeks 6 days ago

The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of a Queensland-based financial services provider, having held the licence since mid-2016....

3 weeks 5 days ago