First home buyers were opting for investment properties over owner-occupied homes as property prices skyrocketed in Australian capital cities....
Research from recruitment firms saying bad publicity detracted new employees to the wealth management industry was not necessarily reflected in individual businesses....
Enrolments into the AFA Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner designation has hit 500 since late 2013 when the curriculum was relaunched with Kaplan. ...
The ATO said that while it tries to resolve disputes in a quick and cost efficient way, it would opt for litigation if all other options failed....
Constant regulatory changes such as FOFA and grandfathering have halted projects to enhance platforms, a financial firm said....
Australian fund managers developing products for the SIV market would need to cater their products to suit their low appetite for risk in their investments....
Client loyalty towards advisers will decline in the coming decades, with social media and ‘likes’ set to become the new way of advertising....
Independent retirement planners remained averse to retirement product solutions, with little progress being made in dealing with longevity risk....
Being bombarded by regulation changes meant advisers were yet to embrace improving client communication by adapting a customised mobile strategy....
More than two thirds of financial employers would not be increasing headcount as confidence in the economy sagged, a survey showed....
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...