ASIC executive claims consumer misunderstandings were exploited for the benefit of financial services providers....

Penalties for financial planners who breach the law are not severe enough, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission believes....

Planning practice acquistions have been boosted by the entrance of more lenders with planners taking advantage of stable prices....

The Minister for Finance, Seantor Mathias Cormann claims vindication on the back of the FOFA findings of the ABC Fact Checking unit....

The Minister for Finance and acting Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann has cautioned against a one size fits all approach to the advice regulatory settings....

The FPA has welcomed ASIC and dealer group support for moves to separate product sales and advice....

ASIC grants relief to super fund’s advisory arm to reduce advisor exposure to personal liability....

New Roy Morgan research suggests Commbank has not been too badly mauled by recent bad publicity around planning....

Overseeing $30 billion in funds under advice and leading a team of 10 investment professionals in the highly demanding investment research business before the age of 30 a...

The role of a business development manager (BDM) was not even in Greg Bird's thoughts until 2011, when he was approached by Lifeplan Funds Management for the Victoria/Tas...

The FSC claims the cost of providing financial advice has risen 33 per cent post-FOFA and the Government’s amendments will reduce this by a third....

Best Interest Duty will require risk advisers to examine every life insurance policy held by a client even if not on their approved product list...

Phil Kearns to part company as Centric Wealth CEO as of 30 June....

The FPA’s 10-point plan to separate advice from product sales urges that the terms ‘commission’ and ‘general advice’ be removed from the planning industry’s lexicon....