The Government needs to consider all sides of the debate as it prepares to release the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation, writes Mike Taylor....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has turned its attention to the inner workings of the investment research industry, including research houses'...
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has broadly supported proposed CP153 requirements, but suggested more flexibility in the supervisory year....
Smaller platform providers claim large institutions that have financial products, administration services and distribution networks under one umbrella will find ways to p...
The Opposition spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, unquestionably hit a strong note with financial planners when he late last month told an Associat...
Fixed and asset-based fees can co-exist as adviser remuneration methods as long as each method is used for the appropriate product, according to OneVue chief executive of...
The proposed FOFA reforms could boost the use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by Australian retail investors, according to an industry expert....
A two-year opt-in proposal will reduce the cost of financial advice, with asset-based fees resulting in consumers paying up to 17 times more, according to the Industry Su...
Gwen Fletcher AM has been awarded Money Management's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for her steadfast dedication and outstanding stewardship in developing and promo...
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed leading financial services researcher Dr Rebecca Shiels to its judging panel for the Adviser of the Year Award....
The Federal Opposition will be well placed to block the Government's proposed Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms passing through the Parliament next year, accordin...
When misconduct from within the financial services industry leads to investor loss and hardship, investors are often unaware of existing avenues of redress and do not pur...
Peter Joyner and Associates has lost its Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) for failing to maintain adequate professional indemnity (PI) insurance, among other ...
What does ';best interests' advice mean for financial advisers? Pam Roberts reports....
No new licensee arrangements have been discussed following the AMP/AXA merger, according to AMP Financial Services managing director Craig Meller....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...