As more Australians grow concerned over their retirement savings and managing cash-flow, research showed a surge in demand for advice in 2014. ...
There could be a shortage of advice availability for SMSF trustees if accountants do not move on licensing applications to advise on SMSF, AMP said....
Industry funds-owned ME Bank attributed its $29m after-tax underlying net profit to a high number of home loan settlements, settling $432 million in December 2014....
Financial planners have to face the incentive issue head-on day after day, a Macquarie University academic opined. ...
Reviewers assessing proposed regulation or regulation mooted for removal should be independent of each other, a CIFR study found....
Client awareness and savvy have shot up, with advisers getting more questions from clients on their qualifications and suitability to manage investments, a CommFP adviser...
ASIC tells advisers to foreign financial services providers what documentation they should provide to get a class order exemption to do business in Australia....
Industry bodies have welcomed the Federal Government’s move to remove tax impediments for non-residents to invest with Australian fund managers....
HUB24 announces agreement with Wilson HTM to launch and distribute a white label of the HUB24 investment and super platform....
Super fund members are either unaware of what to do or overwhelmed by the issue according to ASFA...
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
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...