The financial planning industry has welcomed ASIC's guidance on fee disclosure, though some argue it should have applied only to new clients....

Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has signed up to a UN committee that supports approximately 300,000 advisers globally....

Almost all financial advice was scoped to a point, so lines between scaled and complex advice are quite blurred, according to AMP director of advice Scott Machin....

An investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has led to the conviction of a former NSW-based mortgage broker....

ETF broker Susquehanna Pacific Pty Ltd has paid a penalty of $25,000 for switching off the price filter in its automated order processing system for ETFs, according to AS...

Former director of insurance broker offers enforceable undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)....

Victims of the Trio collapse are threatening to campaign against the Government during the upcoming Federal election, alleging a cover-up encompassing the regulators....

There are signs a lack of precision in the legislation has left too much to the interpretation of ASIC in translating FOFA into workable regulations....

Some planners are worried that PI requirements risk compromising best interest allocations....

Financial planning licensees need to take a close look at their Approved Product Lists (APLs) to ensure they are sufficiently broad, according to Minter Ellison partner R...

Despite new disclosure requirements being welcome by most of the industry, articulating the value-add of investment research to consumers is left up to the interpretation...

While the ultimate shape of FOFA might depend on who wins the next Federal election, financial planners will have a busy year ahead nevertheless, writes the FPA’s Dante D...

The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) is seeking clarity from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) regarding the circumstances b...