COMPLIANCE

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has foreshadowed court action in the wake of a review of fee disclosure statements and renewal notices which uncovere...

image
Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has granted planning licensees a three-year exemption from the requirements to have planners sign up to a code-monito...

image
Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has urged a ‘sense of urgency’ be applied by companies to their non-financial risks, including compliance risk. ...

image
People & Products

IOOF has appointed Amanda Noble as chief risk officer in a newly-expanded role. ...

image
Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has imposed new conditions on AMP’s superannuation businesses including board renewal and removal of conflicts of interest....

image
Financial planning

ASIC has released the final report on the Commonwealth Bank’s compliance with additional licence conditions that were imposed regarding advice compensation, written by Ko...

image
Financial planning

There is more demand for risk and compliance professionals than any other role in wealth management, according to SUPER Recruiters’ executive director. ...

image
Financial planning

AMP Limited has signalled how it intends reshaping its adviser network with productivity and professionalism trumping actual adviser numbers....

image
People & Products

AdviserLogic has joined the RegTech space and launched AdviserLogic Dashboards, which would allow AFSLs to monitor the compliance of their advisers. ...

image
Policy & Regulation

ASIC has imposed additional conditions on the Australian financial services licence of Kaz Capital, following concern on the adequacy and effectiveness of the company’s c...

image
Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been urged to give professional associations leadership on continuing professional development with the SMSF Asso...

image
Financial planning

NEOS Life has appointed financial technology and infrastructure company, Sargon, as the new trustee of its Super Plan....

image
Financial planning

NAB chief executive, Andrew Thorburn, has defended some fees for no service charged by the bank as a “process issue” rather than dishonesty, as he came under fire at the ...

image
Financial planning

The Finance Sector Union has called for the current move to professionalisation to be extended beyond just planners, but has warned that there are issues with an industry...

image
Financial planning

Financial planners who breach the industry’s new code of conduct will face the ultimate sanction of exclusion from the industry under arrangements outlined in a new Finan...

image
sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

3 days 22 hours ago

It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

3 weeks 1 day ago

increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

4 weeks 1 day ago

Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

2 weeks 3 days ago

A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

2 days 20 hours ago

Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

1 day 23 hours ago