The regulator’s Queensland commissioner has told financial advisers what they can expect from a freshly minted, significantly more powerful corporatRead more

The industry will lose a whole lot of advisers through the incoming education standards, but it will be a rate of attrition that it needed anyway. Read more

ASIC has permanently banned a Perth-based financial services representative from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities. Read more

The hearings of the Hayne royal commission are driving a technological shift in the advice space and altering the adviser-client relationship as a resRead more

A software integration firm has highlighted how technology should be about making the client experience of advice more “enjoyable” as well being aRead more

A new report has found a growing demand for financial advice despite trust in the profession at record lows due to the Hayne royal commission. Read more

InvestSMART is introducing a new pricing model, with its newly launched Professionally Managed Account (PMA) platform capping fees for investors at $Read more

The finance sector was identified by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner as one of the most heavily targeted industries for notifiabRead more

One Liberal MP has referred to Labor’s franking credit proposal as an opportunistic grab at money as a new parliamentary inquiry into the consequencRead more

A former NSW premier and three female financial advisers have written to a federal MP warning that the FASEA reforms will disproportionately impact wRead more

The major bank has defended its vertically integrated advice model, arguing that licensees are the true source of misconduct uncovered by the royal coRead more

An impending deadline set by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will likely lead to a “perfect storm” of an adviser exodus combiRead more