Appearing before the Senate economics committee, WT Financial managing director Keith Cullen has described the first tranche of QAR legislation as a “ticking time bomb” i...
Licensees are figuring out how to navigate the annual superannuation performance test to avoid any clients being stuck in affected funds and whether they need to start ru...
The corporate regulator has made a suspension and a cancellation of the AFSL of two Queensland-based firms. ...
Ausbil Investment Management has announced a restructure of its Australian equities team as its co-head departs after 23 years....
Licensees are being urged to be more flexible with their compliance obligations as advisers say they have lost sight of how the rules actually work....
The secular backdrop for the next five years invites advisers to reverse the typical 60/40 per cent equity and bond asset allocations in portfolios, according to PIMCO fi...
Schroders portfolio manager and head of fixed income, Kellie Wood, has shared the asset allocation in the firm’s Fixed Income Fund as the RBA finds itself in a tricky sit...
A fixed income veteran has left BlackRock after almost 20 years to take up a position of global CIO for fixed income, responsible for managing $278 billion in fixed incom...
Pengana Capital Group has closed the IPO for its Global Private Credit Trust, having surpassed its minimum limit by $60 million....
With the end of financial year fast approaching, there can be tax benefits for clients holding ETFs over other types of investment. ...


BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
The central bank has released its decision on the official cash rate following its November monetary policy meeting. ...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...