The Government and opposition are not ruling out free financial advice from superannuation funds but not before the industry is an independent profession free from confli...
Shadow assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, says he agrees with superannuation performance testing but that he will review the Your Future, Your Super benchmarking metrics...
Financial advice and portfolio management firm Crestone Wealth Management is set to be acquired by LGT Group in a $475 million deal....
Challenger has appointed Nick Hamilton as managing director and chief executive following Richard Howes’ retirement announcement in August....
AFA general manager of policy and professionalism, Phil Anderson, has responded to questions about whether the planning group will be doing anything to get the Life Insur...
The wealth management industry is headed toward a consumer-focused business model and the trend will only be accelerated by disruptive technology giants....
Increases in market inefficiencies driven by the rising prominence of passively invested capital and historically low sell side coverage has created opportunities to inve...
Colonial First State has launched its first passively managed geared investment options for advisers and investors in response to greater adviser demand for access to low...
Australian equities are the most popular investment class for the wealthy and has been rising steadily since the start of the pandemic, according to research....
The combination of the consumer data right legislation and distributed ledger technology will give consumers the ability to control their wealth management data, taking p...


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 for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
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...