The regulator has updated on the status of a former Sydney financial adviser alleged to have faked client signatures to illegally obtain around $750,000.

Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones believes super funds can be the source for boosting financial adviser numbers and hints at a new educational pathway for super fund advisers.

The former director of a financial advice group has been disqualified from managing corporations after ASIC found he put investor funds at risk and made misleading and deceptive representations.

The global investment manager has announced its chief executive, Anne Richards, will be stepping down from the executive role.

The amount needed to set aside for a comfortable retirement continues to grow, as Finder indicates the figure is approximately double what Australian retirees will actually have.

Research house CoreData has announced the appointment of an APAC chief executive to boost its Australian growth.

With the sweeping superannuation reforms on 1 July 2017, there has been a slew of new terminology and thresholds to contend with, and this has understandably led to some confusion, writes Chris Chow.