KARREN VERGARA   A legal expert is warning managed accounts providers of the potential implications the financial services Royal Commission will have on remuneration and product recommendations.KANIKA SOOD   The Federal Court has handed down a 25-year ban to a New South Wales financial adviser and wound up two companies related to him following an ASIC investigation.

HARRISON WORLEY   Latest KPMG research shows the amount of venture capital funding invested in Australia last year hit a record high, with about $1.2 billion invested.KARREN VERGARA   As volatility continues to plague the equity markets, alternatives are attracting investors with solid income streams and stability amid the uncertainty.

KANIKA SOOD   New York-based research house Strategic Insight has been acquired in a deal expected to close soon.KARREN VERGARA   The Productivity Commission is calling for an independent public inquiry into group insurance and floated the possibility of tougher regulation that includes sharper ASIC oversight.

KARREN VERGARA   A new report from SuperConcepts unveils some of the most unusual investments held in self-managed superannuation funds, which include ATMs, livestock and frozen horse semen.KANIKA SOOD   The Productivity Commission's final report quoted SMSF costs at "close to double" of the actual cost of running SMSFs $500,000 or less in net assets, Class said.

BENJAMIN ONG   Expectations of falling house prices beget even lower house prices. This is because would-be homebuyers and property investors sit and wait for even cheaper prices thereby making it a self-fulfilling prophecy.HARRISON WORLEY   Latest research from Sunsuper shows that despite the permanent job market actually rising over the last 12 months, the finance sector still took a significant hit in job demand.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   ASIC has slapped additional conditions on the AFSL of an advice practice operating on the New South Wales Central Coast.DARREN SNYDER   Two registered tax agents were terminated this week after a joint TPB and ATO investigation found the agents did not pass on 2017-18 tax refunds to clients.

KANIKA SOOD   Australians are reporting an increased trust in their institutions to do "what is right" since last year but overall levels still remain low, according the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The former head of IT at an $11 billion industry super fund is the new chief operating officer at Australian Ethical.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A behavioural finance program offered by a $9.6 billion industry fund has seen a rise in the number of members making additional contributions to their superannuation.KARREN VERGARA   The superannuation fund industry has smashed industry targets of female representation on boards, latest APRA figures show.

OSKAH DUNNIN   Volt Bank has become the first neobank to obtain a full banking licence from APRA.HARRISON WORLEY   A refreshed user interface, a new coach avatar and new retirement planning options have been rolled out to VicSuper members after the fund updated its Beeline digital guidance and advice tool.

HARRISON WORLEY   Sydney's HNWI community is set to welcome its latest member, after a woman suddenly became $107 million richer.DARREN SNYDER   Sydney will be home to a new journalism institute next year as part of a $100 million commitment to the profession from philanthropist Judith Neilson.