The AFA and the Beddoes Institute is undertaking industry-wide research to gather views on what the education pathway should look like....
Innovation in educational technology could lead to simulations of financial planner-client advice scenarios, leading to enhancements in the delivery of education....
Real Asset Management has launched two SMA strategies via the Macquarie Wrap (IDPS and Super), saying it made sense to outsource to specialists in this space....
FOFA reforms were never intended to address the issues that emerged out of vertically integrated advice businesses and needs to be examined separately, the FPA said....
Regtech has the potential to flag risk content in, say, statements of advice before it’s delivered to clients while an education piece could be attached for self-correcti...
Former ASFA chief executive, Pauline Vamos, has been appointed as CEO of ESG research firm, Regnan....
A victims’ group affected by the Trio Capital fraud have alleged incompetence by ASIC in failing to hold to account criminals involved in the fraud case....
Morningstar has downgraded Hunter Hall International’s funds from ‘neutral’ to ‘negative’ following Peter Hall’s resignation, indicating funds management is a personality...
Choice and competition in super would not necessarily increase consumer engagement, while the absence of competition may explain Australia’s robust super system....
Financial planners with higher educational qualifications were in demand for remediation projects, leading to a candidate shortage, the Hays quarterly report found....
Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....
A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...
Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...