PROTECTION

Funds management

Platinum has increased its cash weighting on its International fund to 34% as it is fearful of an impending market correction. ...

Funds management

The Australian Securities Exchange has failed to protect the rights of investors, according to fund manager Allan Gray....

Life/Risk

A key Senate Committee has been told that the Government’s new Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention powers risk putting advisers in conflict with ...

Policy & Regulation

The Financial Planning Association has warned that financial planners who dob-in colleagues for misconduct may not be adequately protected under the Government’s new whi...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC has recommended that certain types of advisers should be covered by whistle-blower protections. ...

Superannuation

Australians could be losing out when it comes to their superannuation, due to “complex industrial law” preventing them from leaving default funds....

Life/Risk

Australia’s insurance industry is being urged to take a proactive and caring approach to supporting the rehabilitation of claimants with a psychological condition....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

6 months 3 weeks 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. ...

2 weeks ago

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

6 days 4 hours ago

ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

1 week ago