The Retirement Income Covenant is doomed to fail if there are a lack of advisers in the industry to convince consumers’ of its worth. ...
Small licensees are further expected to close in the coming weeks with the number of advisers expected to reach between 15,000 and 16,000 this year, according to Wealth D...
The new Financial Accountability Regime between APRA and ASIC will have clearly defined roles to avoid duplicate reporting to multiple agencies....
The dwindling number of financial advisers indicates the Government needs to consider whether they will be able to fund the compensation scheme of last resort....
Active managers can do well in high volatility, but reserve banks also need to remove emergency settings and adjust their rhetoric if they want to bring confidence back t...
During times of inflation, companies with actual earnings could boost profit margins by raising prices while value companies, which tend to be more mature, had earnings a...
Perpetual has announced that its total assets under management stood at $102.8 billion in Q2, up 1.8% on the prior period, with all divisions showing growth....
The reset of management fees charged to self-employed advisers has seen Insignia Financial (formerly IOOF) lose 118 advisers during the December quarter. ...
Financial advisers and product providers alike have been inwardly too focused on their own internal business models and less focused on clients but there is an opportunit...
The slowdown in regulatory activity means financial advisers have an opportunity to help those affected by financial stress during the pandemic, according to Ignition Adv...
Superannuation fund performance continued to recover over the second half of 2021 as member accounts are likely to receive a windfall of over $400 billion, according to S...
Investors can benefit from rising demand for apartment and single-family housing in the United States and constrained supply as the market feels the lingering effects of ...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...