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ASIC cracks down on finfluencers over unauthorised financial advice

ASIC has sent warning notices to social media finfluencers who it suspects are providing unlicensed financial advice to Australians as part of a global crackdown by inter...

Financial planning

The behavioural conflict from advising multigenerations

Financial advisers may be encouraged to work with multiple generations amid the intergenerational wealth transfer, but the FAAA has warned it can cause behavioural confli...

Financial planning

Netwealth gains SMA range from Activam

Netwealth has added a series of multi-asset separately managed accounts from Activam to its platform. ...

Funds management

Fidelity teams up with wealth manager on SMA launch

Fidelity International has worked in tandem with Australian wealth manager Emanuel Whybourne & Loehr to launch an actively managed global equities strategy aimed at finan...

Financial planning

The ‘4 Ps’ of private market investment selection

Franklin Templeton has shared four rules for financial advisers when it comes to including alternative investments in client portfolios. ...

Funds management

GQG Partners sees 3% growth in FUM

GQG Partners has reported net inflows of US$1.4 billion in May, its fifth consecutive month of inflows reaching more than US$1 billion....

Funds management

ASIC takes action against Aus Unity over DDO failures

The corporate regulator has announced it is taking action against Australian Unity regarding alleged failures by the fund manager in its target market determinations. ...

Financial planning

Former BBY chief exec charged over alleged dishonest conduct

The former chief executive of failed stockbroker BBY has been charged in relation to the alleged dishonest conduct of the firm....

Financial planning

‘Confusing and misleading’ advice among biggest client bugbears

Advisers may think they are being compliant with the regulation but for their clients, it is often communication that can cause the biggest headache in their adviser rela...

Funds management

Perpetual teams up with Partners Group on public-private funds

Perpetual has signed a letter of intent with global private markets giant Partners Group to explore new investment products that combine both public and private assets....

Funds management

Which gold ETF has performed best over 1 year?

World Gold Council data shows Australia has invested $356 million into gold ETFs since the start of 2025 as investors seek defensiveness, but which ETF is seeing the best...

Funds management

The overlooked fixed income asset class in ETFs

Advisers are eager to increase their fixed income allocations but ETF provider VanEck believes there is a section within the asset class that is being overlooked in the s...