ASFA is arguing that superannuation funds need more time to accommodate the changes flowing from MySuper....

Tighter monetary policy, weaker export demand and jittery international investors combined to make emerging markets equities one of the worst-performing asset classes in ...

Australia's investment appetite is providing a healthy buffer against a global economic slowdown, with the value of major mining and infrastructure projects now reaching ...

Macquarie Private Wealth recommends a focus on certainty of earnings when investing in shares in 2012, with an eye on the risk/return trade off....

BetaShares has appointed University of New South Wales lecturer Dr Tony Rumble as head of portfolio construction....

The last 12 months have been a tough year for Australian insurers as highly-publicised natural disasters pushed up claims costs across the industry, but there is some opt...

The financial planning job market has experienced its first year-on-year monthly falls since December 2009, with the start to the year being significantly weaker than in ...

The financial planning industry may well be on the verge of a "golden age" in which planners finally get the recognition they deserve, says AMP's Steve Helmich....

ASIC has tightened the disclosure requirements around agricultural managed investment scheme (MIS) risks after examining the scale of the market and the fall-out from col...

SMSF trustees have lost faith in investment markets and are increasingly turning to property and cash-related products such as term deposits, but the best long-term rewar...