Financial advisors
Westpac faces ASIC legal action over sacked financial adviser
An "emboldened" corporate cop is taking legal action against Westpac over allegedly poor advice given by a sacked adviser.
- by Clancy Yeates
Latest
More women will end up alone and managing their money by themselves
Through death and divorce women are likely to end up holding the financial reins but few prepare themselves for this happening.
- by Georgina Dent
Opinion
Opinion
Why AMP shares are a 'terrible investment'
AMP shares have slumped more than 80 per cent but things could get much worse, with little prospect for upside.
- by Scott Phillips
Regulation
'Read email thoroughly, it contains unhappy news': Dover shuts down
Its founder sensationally collapsed at the Royal Commission now he's closing the doors on Dover's advice arm.
- by Mathew Dunckley & Sarah Danckert
AMP
AMP faces third shareholder class action
Shine Lawyers filed a statement of claim in the Federal Court, alleging AMP engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct.
- by Simone Ziaziaris
AMP
Female-only AMP board resignations reflect 'cultural issues': Rubin
Former Australian Super chairwoman Elana Rubin says she was 'struck' by the fact that no male directors had stepped down from AMP.
- by Clancy Yeates
Banking royal commission
ASIC vows to use 'every inch' of its powers to ramp up bank scrutiny
The corporate watchdog slammed the industry for failing to act in customers' interests and manage conflicts of interest.
- by Clancy Yeates
AMP
AMP governance failures adding pressure to rating: Moody's
The potential for reputational damage and additional legal and compliance costs are pressuring AMP's credit profile, the ratings agency says.
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AMP
AMP's new chairman declares the company is in crisis
David Murray is not known for mincing his words, and he is typically frank when describing the challenge he confronts.
- by Clancy Yeates
AMP
'You can't regulate for culture': next AMP chair David Murray
The next chairman of troubled wealth giant AMP maintains that addressing the financial sector's cultural problems cannot be done with regulation alone.
- by Clancy Yeates
Retirement living
Inside the budget measures for our long lives
This year's federal budget has a lot of positives for older Australians, particularly those using aged care.
- by John Collett