ASIC has published its Indigenous Financial Services Framework to support positive financial outcomes for First Nations people following a period of consultation. ...

Data from the QOA’s adviser survey, used to inform the review, has revealed a snapshot of Australia’s adviser landscape, their views and the shape of their businesses. ...

In a move likely to be welcomed by advisers, Michelle Levy has stayed the course to do away with Statement of Advice requirements....

Wealth Data has revealed a “disappointing” double-digit loss in advisers to start February after a positive January....

Crypto asset service providers will be the target of a new triple-pronged Government reform agenda....

A former Perth financial adviser has been sentenced for making unauthorised client transactions and engaging in dishonest conduct....

The corporate regulator has taken action against hundreds of self-managed super fund auditors after they reportedly failed to meet compliance standards over several years...

There were over 350 new entrants who came on board during 2022, according to Wealth Data, as the industry seeks to grow to counter the adviser exodus. ...

A Gold Coast director who leased an automated foreign exchange trading robot has been banned from providing financial services for four years. ...

Catriona Lowe has joined the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission as deputy chair, taking over from Delia Rickard....

A former Melbourne financial planner has pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct regarding SMSFs while running a financial services business. ...

The corporate regulator has confirmed the looming departure of a commissioner, set to join global investment management company Vanguard....

A former Adelaide financial adviser has been sentenced for two counts of falsifying company books, having previously been charged last June. ...

ASIC has clarified why the cost of sitting the financial adviser exam has increased by more than 50% this year to $1,500....