In questioning whether financial advice is “too complex” for the average Australian, Sarah Abood has reiterated the importance of digital tools to address accessibility concerns.

The investment platform has appointed Richard Large as chief technology officer, a former CTO at Australia’s $250 billion sovereign wealth fund.

ASIC’s senior executive leader, Leah Sciacca, has provided an update on the status of financial adviser registration with the regulator since it was delayed in November 2022.

The national financial advice firm has announced a strategic partnership with Lumiant to build a cloud-based platform that would boost advice clients’ engagement and satisfaction.

An aggressive hiking cycle, an inverted yield curve and maturing government bonds have created a major banking disaster.

In conversation with Money Management, RIAA’s chief executive, Simon O’Connor, has shared how the organisation is creating initiatives to engage and help the advice community.

There are unlikely to be rate cuts by central banks this year, according to JPMAM’s Kerry Craig, but investors need to prepare their portfolios for a 2024 rate reversal.

A new levy on large US banks has been proposed by regulators, set to deliver a two-year blow to earnings.

The fund management firm’s proprietary risk dashboard has predicted a 75 per cent probability of a recession in the US.

Minister for financial services, Stephen Jones, has reacted to the news of AustralianSuper’s refund for tens of thousands of members, stating the breach is “unacceptable”.