Corporate superannuation fund Telstra Super has set up an in-house financial planning arm for its member base....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on planners to prepare and apply for the new financial services licence now instead of putting it o...
THE RECENT departure of Greg Perry from Colonial highlights the critical role of key people in an organisation. Perry has stated many times in the past that he is ably su...
A former adviser with Professional Investment Services has made an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) not to act as an...
Two directors of an investment advisory corporation have been banned from managing corporations for up to 10 years after the Australian Securities and Investments Commiss...
One of the two peak accountancy bodies, CPA Australia, has stated it is looking at securing its own unrestricted financial services licence in a bid to support members mo...
Life insurers implementing a licence under the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) will have the assistance of a specialist conglomerate team....
In my last article I discussed the role of the financial planner and how the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) does not equate advice with financial planning....
CPA Australia expects many of its members will still have to apply for a financial services licence, despite the body probably being granted a professional body exemption...
The financial services industry is battling CLERP6 legislation which could cost dealers, brokers and advisers hundreds of thousands of dollars each in CGT and stamp duty....
The Labor Party will support the reforms outlined in CLERP 6 subject to a few amendments which will probably delay its introduction, says shadow minister for financial se...
The FPA has vowed to fight CLERP 6 proposals which allow accountants who are members of professional bodies to operate outside the licencing scheme....
The recently announced mega-mergers in our industry have made me wonder is bigger better, and if so for whom? ASIC believes bigger makes their job easier. They are raisin...
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 ...