A large cohort of SMSFs and other retirees transitioning to drawdown phase as well as a volatile global market highlights the need for advice....
ASIC deputy chairman, Peter Kell has warned accountants the regulator will be visiting their firms to ensure they are operating within the new licensing regime....
Restoring trust and confidence in advice were the main drivers behind the reforms imposed on the financial advice industry from FOFA to professional standards, according ...
Figures from a Class Super report do not support fears SMSF exposure to residential property was contributing to the booming property market....
Advisers need to define their value proposition and prioritise advice needs for their clients due to the inevitable factor of lack of time to meet all advice needs....
The SMSF sector has too often left it to government and others to define professionalism but it is time to take control, according to the SMSF Association chief....
The superannuation industry is failing to communicate its positive contributions to members as segments are mud-slinging each other, according to APRA....
Money Management and Lonsec’s 30 anniversary of the Fund Manager of the Year awards has called for legendary past winners to attend this year....
The FPA has fined financial adviser, Darren Tindall $16,000 in addition to over $12,000 in costs and expenses for misleading and deceptive conduct....
The Financial Ombudsman Service has called for an increase in claims limits and compensation caps for small business disputes, which currently stood at $500,000. ...
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,...