The Association of Financial Advisers has warned the Government the growing burden of regulatory costs could see some smaller financial services licensees exit the sector...

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has heard a case on encumbered property which was resolved against a contrary intention....

Want an AFSL? Better be ‘fit and proper’. A Government taskforce is proposing tough new powers which would enable ASIC to refuse licensing to those it deems not to be ‘fi...

Mike Taylor writes that the creation of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has brought the financial planning industry to another crossroad on its journ...

The Finance Sector Union wants an independent Government regulator to handle background checks and other protocols aimed at weeding out financial services bad apples....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has fixed a regulatory anomaly which was unjustifiably hindering full AFSL-holders in delivering tax-exempt advice....

The ABA has expressed angst over the Government’s move to force the major banks’ senior executives to sign confidentiality agreements before releasing the legislation....

Debt management advisers are operating via a regulatory loophole and need to adhere to the same regulatory standards as financial planners, a parliamentary committee has...

CommInsure has told a Parliamentary Committee it has a clean bill of health with respect to allegations over missing or altered documents within its Medical Officers Refe...

Financial services product manufacturers should be prepared to stand behind their offerings and ensure they are directed to the right consumers by the right people....

Wayne Leggett explains why it is mortgage brokers, not planners, who have the upper hand in terms of influencing the amount of money they manage....

A robust and independent whistleblowing process needs to replace the current act to help employees feel comfortable about fearlessly reporting misconduct, the Governance ...

SMSF trustees who make bad decisions should be responsible for their choices and be denied access to an industry-funded compensation fund, according to the SMSF Owner’s A...

Australian advisers reported feeling most challenged by their professional environment due to regulatory and compliance burden, compared to the rest of the world....