Financial planners are now the “dominant force” in the personal finance market, according to Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear....
New Zealand-based Tower concedes it will eventually move its headquarters to Australia, home to more than 70 per cent of its revenue and about half its shareholders....
Most Australians know very little about the basics of superannuation, a survey has found. Plum Financial Services research has found that more than half of the people sur...
Count Financial shares debuted on the Australian Stock Exchange at a 38 per cent premium to its 40 cent listing price....
Australian investors have hit a conservative patch, shunning shares and property and favouring bank deposits. ...
The Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) is alive and kicking despite being held up over an impasse between the Federal and State governments....
Associated Planners shareholders have given the green light to the purchase of 20 per cent of the group by Zurich Financial Services Australia....
Australia's largest professional association CPA Australia has announced plans to develop the first business-to-business Internet portal for professional organisations in...
More than 70 financial adviser practices have signed up franchise agreements with the Mawson Securities since the group launched in July....
Two of the biggest names in financial planning have joined forces....
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...