The average pension account has exceeded $200,000 for the first time across the superannuation industry, according to data collected by research centre SuperRatings. ...
The last APRA regulatory failure around HIH Insurance saw heads roll. Mike Taylor asks whether the gravity of the Trio Capital collapse ought not to justify similar punis...
Mike Taylor writes that the Government’s FOFA process has finally produced a genuinely positive outcome in the St John report’s clear analysis of the need for financial p...
Victorian Funds Management Corporation chief executive Justin Arter will become country head of BlackRock Australia in September, forming an integral part of the company'...
When it comes to asset allocation, the focus has shifted from beating benchmarks to the requirement that liabilities are met, writes Richard Skelt....
The Parliamentary Joint Committee investigating the Trio Capital collapse says it is more troubling than Storm Financial, and the FOFA changes are unlikely to stop a repe...
APRA has warned banks about ensuring cost-cutting does not result in unintended consequences....
The ACCC has issued a decision which may have implications for organisations in the financial planning industry....
Determining whether a share purchase through a self-managed super fund contravenes the in-house asset rules could be a complex task, according to Warrick Hanley....
The financial services regulator is continuing its review of financial requirements for product issuers in various sectors of the industry, with a number of consultation ...
Former Perpetual Limited chief executive David Deverall has been appointed a non-executive director with Charter Hall Limited and Charter Hall Funds Management....
Iress Market Technology expects weak short-term growth as a result of the difficult market environment faced by its mature business accounts....
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has urged taxpayers to seek independent financial advice before entering so-called tax avoidance schemes as they prepare to lodge the...
The Financial Planning Association and Financial Planning Education Council have released for consultation a national financial planning curriculum that also calls for a ...
The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...