Victorian Funds Management Corporation chief executive Justin Arter will become country head of BlackRock Australia in September, forming an integral part of the company'...
'Boring is the new black' for A-REIT fund managers as they look to recover from a contraction in the sector in calendar year 2011, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Ser...
A senior lawyer has warned there is nothing in FOFA to prevent a repeat of Trio Capital, Storm Financial or Westpoint....
New Plan for Life data details likely growth in retail managed funds over next decade....
The CSSA has proposed corporate superannuation members be switched to MySuper products on an opt-in rather than opt-out basis to ensure their insurance benefits are not c...
Growth funds are driving positive returns for Australian superannuation funds, according to Morningstar's interim Superannuation Survey to 30 April 2012....
Adherence to the FPA's code of conduct should not be difficult and would prevent any financial adviser being penalised by FOS, the Ombudsman has confirmed....
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has told the Treasury it wants the rules around the provision of intrafund advice with respect to MySuper products ali...
Investors are being warned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of a Gold Coast based unlicensed financial services business operating under the name o...
Improved investment markets and performance saw FirstChoice and Custom Solutions platforms grow their funds under administration in the first quarter of 2012, Commonwealt...


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...