The Federal Government should fund a review of the tangle of regulation covering the provision of financial advice in circumstances were accountants and advisers are bein...

The SMSF Association wants the Government to dump its limited licensing regime for accountants on the basis of it having failed to meet its objectives and having, instead...

After two decades of stress and pressure from reforms, planners are now facing their own economic uncertainty as many will exit the industry in the new year, according to...

While wealth managers expected an improved year in 2020, their employees expected to be more stressed in the new year, according to a survey....

The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has announced a new organisational structure, including several new executive appointments....

High risk hedge funds are still under scrutiny by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission but the regulator is refusing to reveal how it is going about its b...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has found Port Phillip Publishing (PPP) and its former director Kristan Sayce liable for printing a misleading guide ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has increased investigations into wealth management by 216 per cent in the last six months....

Regtech companies have showcased the power of their technology at the ASIC Regtech Monitoring Financial Promotions symposium, to show the future of compliance....

A critical Government-commissioned review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority appears likely to see it adopting a more overtly forceful approach based on st...

The Financial Services Council has called on the Government to use a review of the Tax Practitioners Board to align and streamline the financial planner regulatory regime...

The Tax Practitioner’s Board has issued a warning that people who use unregistered tax agents do not receive safe harbour protections when things go wrong....

Technical expert, Rob Lavery believes the 1 July changes allowing catch-up contributions have opened the way for astute tax management strategies....

Victoria’s new stamp duty laws will drive up costs for unlisted wholesale and retail property funds sector, according to the Property Funds Association....