Although “striking in its magnitude” of how much of the ASX 50 is held by intuitional funds, an academic says there is little research to suggest funds that track an inde...
China has higher risk premiums attached to it, both from a direct investment perspective and for countries who rely on China for growth, according to Perpetual....
Prior to now, advisers were not in a position to deal with understanding the design and distribution obligations but now is the time given the raft of information coming ...
With the design and distribution obligation regime set to begin in less than three weeks, the corporate regulator has released guidance on what is most important for fina...
At the same time as advice has been getting harder and more expensive to receive, it has become easier to trade on the stockmarket, leading to a double-edged sword for ad...
Investors are backing investments which will offer only short-term gains, according to Prime Value, rather than backing companies which will have long-term sustainable gr...
T. Rowe Price has moved its asset allocation to Australian equities from overweight to neutral after a year as it believes economic growth has now peaked....
Maple-Brown Abbott has launched an Asian equity fund as it has noticed Asian companies are beginning to return money to shareholders. ...
Former Halifax Investment Services lead auditor, Robert James Evett, has been found to not be a fit and proper person to remain registered as an auditor following his con...
Advice pricing should be the amalgamation of three layers – intangible value, services and advice, and structural complexity and additional value-add, according to a fina...
There are discrepancies in advisers’ approaches to risk profiling and they need to ensure a consistent process if they want to meet best interest duty, according to behav...
Mounting regulation is turning advisers into “admin assistants with Government records” and Government intervention is needed to maintain limited licensees in the industr...
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...