Businesses and farmers with facilities over $5 million are now in a worse financial position than parties with credit facilities under $5 million who are able to seek com...

The Government has moved to dilute what it sees as dominant industry voices by moving to put in place a consumer advocacy body for superannuation....

Faced with unilateral action on the part of some superannuation funds, the Association of Financial Advisers has sought to move ahead of the Government’s 2020 legislative...

The four recommendations being legislated relate to mortgage brokers, consumer protection, and insurance contracts....

The Financial Planning Association is canvassing what the industry might look like over the next half-decade including whether a new licensing regime may evolve....

AMP Limited has acknowledged the major hit taken to its public reputation but holds hopes that it can restore trust in around three years....

Two of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds have revealed how much money they spent on advertising and marketing, with AustralianSuper revealing that its con...

The Royal Commission has paved a way for wage increases at banks for professionals who can deliver on reforms and programs, a survey has found....

Questions have been raised about the appropriateness of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission class order which absolves worker entitlement funds run by tra...

Mike Taylor writes that 2019 proved challenging for the financial advice industry not least because of the Royal Commission and the Government’s determination to impleme...

Senator Jane Hume has sought to dispel myths and excuses trustees have used to avoid merging....

Questions are being asked about why the board of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has avoided direct engagement with key industry groups for more than...

Banks and financial services firms have been revealed as having major consumer trust issues with new Roy Morgan research revealing that only Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and...

Self-employed advisers working under National Australia Bank will find themselves moved to annual fee agreements in the first half of next year....