Former financial adviser and Coalition backbencher Bert van Manen has introduced a bill in Parliament, building on Michelle Levy’s good advice duty and calling for SOAs t...
Funds managers are being urged by financial advisers to improve their “outdated” education and communication about alternative funds as they actively target them towards ...
GAM Investments has appointed Eric Finnell as its managing director for Australia after his predecessor left to take up the CEO role at Global X....
The third quarter of 2024 saw the first positive increase in adviser numbers for 12 months, according to the latest quarterly Musical Chairs report, with new entrants ove...
ASIC’s Sarah Court has confirmed the regulator is carrying out systematic work on providers of unlicensed advice but admits it is a case of “whack-a-mole” when it comes t...
Global investment manager Barings has launched two private credit funds for Australian investors as advisers indicate an expectation of increasing allocations to private ...
ASIC has shared the percentage of breach reports related to financial advice in FY24, noting increased reporting by smaller AFSLs....
Deloitte’s Andrew Boal believes digital advice delivered by superannuation funds is years away yet from being able to solve the financial advice gap. ...
Outflows from an Australian private markets fund manager have caused FUM at Pacific Current to decline by $1 billion in the last quarter. ...
Former RIAA chief executive Simon O’Connor has joined the ethical advisory panel at U Ethical Investors. ...
ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....
The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....
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...