Common standards for straight-through data processing will bring more efficiency for planners....
Proposals to increase online disclosure risks details being obscured by complexity of websites....
Class Financial Systems to provide SMSF platform for accountants....
Charges filed by ASIC against Astarra fund managers, nature of ASIC complaint unclear....
Short-term returns are not compelling for investors, while volatility remains key issue to consider when investing in small cap funds....
Asset based fees have dropped by more than 20 per cent as assets plunge, while accountant fees rise on different criteria....
Perennial appoints former researchers and BDMs to work with planners and research houses to develop investment portfolios....
In the wake of the global financial crisis the financial software industry remains in a state of upheaval, with innovation relentless, competition fierce and smaller prac...
Some financial planning companies and dealer groups may have opted to develop their own planning software, but Money Management research reveals this is proving no threat...
Despite dealer groups developing their own software, major software companies control over half the market....
A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...
Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....
ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...