Lawyer advises licensees to get ready to change their dispute resolution systems, with ASIC now requiring them to act quicker....

Investec Australia rolls out lending offering to independent financial advisers....

The Commonwealth Bank is calling for the introduction of a financial planner passport scheme, similar to the one operating in the United States. ...

Fiducian Portfolio Services Limited has developed a new software solution intended to allow planners to compile fee disclosure statements. ...

Instreet has launched a structured gold fund claiming it will generate an annual 7 per cent indicative income return while avoiding any possible downside risk. ...

Henderson Global Investors has acquired 100 per cent of H3 Global Advisors’ equity....

New report shows financial planners are allocating more new client investments to international assets than at any time since the global financial crisis. ...

Asteron Life has launched a new remuneration structure for advisers, which will see them receive 10 per cent extra commission in year one....

Two bodies representing industry super funds have called for improvement in the quality of advice provided to clients, questioning some of the drivers behind the growth o...

Equity Trustees lifts offer for Trust ahead of end of month meeting....

South Australian financial services firm Hood Sweeney has merged with boutique accounting business Shearer + Elliss, cementing its place as one of the biggest accounting ...

Adviser sentenced to jail and permanently banned from providing financial services....

Bank-owned planning groups to develop internal channels as poaching season comes to an end....

Around half of Australian adults are more likely to use the internet rather than visit a financial adviser or broker when researching or changing a financial product. ...