The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the positives in the FSI final report....
FSI urges opening up default funds to competition along with removing the barriers to post-retirement product development...
ASIC has vehemently denied being swayed by lobbying groups to suspend its adviser competency push. ...
ISA claimed industry super funds have outperformed their bank-owned counterparts when it comes to median returns, after APRA released Quarterly MySuper Statistics....
Industry organisations have applauded parliament’s restoration of the grandfathering provision in the latest round of the FOFA reforms, claiming it overturned a rule that...
Fewer Australians will be able to afford to obtain financial advice following the Senate’s decision to disallow the Government Future of Financial Advice regulations, the...
New research suggests SMSF advice is a prime area for consolidation....
Financial services has usurped mining and manufacturing as Australia’s fastest growing industry, but little research has been done to determine the key drivers of growth....
The FSC welcomed the China-Australia free trade agreement, saying it will give fund managers direct access to China and boost the nations’ financial services trade....
ASFA has changed its constitution to give itself the ability to adjust to change in the superannuation industry....
It's been an issue that's ruffled feathers across the industry, but is scaled advice finally gaining traction in the planning world? Kate Cowling investigates. ...
FSC appoints former journalist and PR as its new CEO....
FSC has named former broadcaster and journalist and current director of media and public affairs for Coca-Cola Amatil, Sally Loane, as its new chief executive to succeed ...
FSC claims industry funds are engaging in protectionsit practices by exploiting loop-holes in choice of fund legislation to deny open access to default funds under the ne...
The reasons for churn in the life/risk arena are long-standing and well-known and insurers need to accept their share of the blame....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...