Industry funds held significantly more pension members than retail funds but risked losing them due to a large advice capability gap. ...
Tax agents are resisting the ATO’s push for taxpayers to use its online myTax service this tax season....
Advisers transitioning to the new life/risk remuneration models were in for short-term pain but could be paid more commissions in the long run. ...
Life risk sales rebounded in June after declining for two quarters but the sector remained flat in the year to June, DEXX&R data showed. ...
Business spending slowed to its lowest level in almost three years in August, but remains above the decade average of 5.1 per cent....
Advisers must take advantage of the new Prime Minister and lobby for change in the clawback provisions of the Life Insurance Framework, Synchron said....
The low take-up of limited licences suggested accountants were not realising their advising rights were being snatched by legislation. ...
Advisers and their retiree clients need to steer away from traditional asset allocation to a multi-asset approach to ensure sufficient income through retirement. ...
ASIC has banned a former authorised representative of a NAB-aligned financial group for five years for inappropriate advice. ...
DEXX&R data showed default super funds held a larger share of employer super compared to MySuper although both declined in the last quarter of 2015. ...
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 ...
Professional services group AZ NGA has made its first acquisition since announcing a $240 million strategic partnership with US manager Oaktree Capital Management in Sept...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...