Melbourne boutique to offer dealer services to small planning groups and self-employed planners...

Investors who were encouraged to invest in what a Federal Court judge called “a Ponzi scheme” will have to pay 30 per cent of the costs of their financial adviser’s appea...

A recent successful appeal regarding liability in a long running case involving WealthSure has created clarity around about the potential extent of liability in cases of ...

FOS states failure of members to pay determinations is structural issue as millions remain to be paid to consumers....

If financial planners were given a choice between the model underpinning the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal and that underpinning the Financial Ombudsman Service, wha...

Planners and accountants unlikely to take each other’s work due to workloads involved. ...

Centrepoint Alliance to assist planners gain their own licence and secure PI cover ...

The actions of external dispute resolution entities has served to impact both the cost and availability of professional indemnity insurance. ...

The increasing complexity of financial services legislation is responsible for the growing levels of frivolous legal claims against planners. ...

The AFA wants the Financial Systems Review to encompass both PI and the external dispute resolution processes....

Government inquiry urged to consider cumulative effect of regulatory change, effectiveness of dispute resolution schemes and introduction of self-regulation....

A close reading of the submissions so far lodged with the Senate Committee investigating the operations of ASIC suggests the newly-elected Abbott Government will be right...

The Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has signalled a “son of Wallis” review of the Australian financial system and, as Mike Taylor writes, the industry is already starting ...

Perth-based Chambers Investment Partners has had its Australian financial services licence cancelled after the company failed to obtain professional indemnity insurance a...