Financial advisers are finding they are able to increase profits at their practices with fewer clients, according to Investment Trends, allowing them to focus their atten...

The popularity of ETFs, which are approaching $200 billion in Australia, is a potential threat to the advice landscape if consumers opt to invest directly, according to t...

Greenwashing, predatory lending and misleading insurance are all on ASIC’s enforcement radar for 2023. ...

After periods of lockdown, global consumers are aggressively shopping, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management, presenting opportunities in retail stocks....

The current regulatory regime around financial planning is driving up costs by prioritising compliance and the needs of licensees over those of consumers, according to th...

Informing consumers will sit at the heart of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s use of its new product intervention powers....

Analysis from AMP Capital shows consumer confidence is back to pre-COVID levels, but not yet to its historical peak....

Engagement by users over 60 years old has been the highest for AMP’s new Facebook Messenger bot, which is designed to assist those seeking financial help and information ...

A coalition of consumer groups has pointed to key changes to advice and life insurance resulting from the Royal Commission and insisted on no loopholes and no carve-outs....

2019 looks to be another year of technical and regulatory change for the superannuation industry, of which consumers look set to be a focus, consultancy group QMV has pre...

Despite the bad press, 38 per cent of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and 20 per cent of advised consumers say the Royal Commission will make them even more likely to ...

The new ombudsman vows to “proactively work with consumers, small business and the financial services sector to resolve and reduce financial disputes”....

FinTech Australia said big banks can’t be trusted, and has called on Parliament to pass consumer-friendly legislation without delay. ...

Chinese consumers feel positive about the economy and their prospects, according to Legg Mason’s study....