Most Australians have no plan for their financial future, with those in the 40s among the least prepared, research reveals....

The latest superannuation return data confirms industry funds have seen their performance edge eroded amid the equities-led recovery from the GFC....

The Financial Planning Association says tax complexity is driving the need for advice at the same time as creating a cost impediment to accessing advice....

AMP executive director of financial planning, Steve Helmich, is to leave the business in September....

Unsecured creditors of BBY companies may receive distributions of between zero and 24 cents in the dollar should the businesses be liquidated, the administrator reports....

The bitter taste of the GFC, and a strong equities market, have meant Australian investors remain cautious about hedge funds, Malavika Santhebennur reports....

The financial planning policy debate is far from settled and, as Mike Taylor reports, there are at least four factors in play likely to impact planners and the way they d...

While Ellerston Capital has been managing money for nearly 15 years, many advisers are unlikely to have heard of it, but as Jason Spits writes, a shift in focus has alrea...

More than 25,000 Australian residential properties have been purchased by overseas Chinese investors over the past three years, making China the country’s top real estate...

Planned changes to the Age Pension could see wealthy Australians gain significantly more Government support than middle income earners, the AIST believes....

The number of high net worth clients in Australia, and around the world, has continued to grow along with their appetite for robo-advice despite resistance from wealth ma...

Advised retail policies have found to be cheaper than their direct policy counterparts across genders and different ages, research revealed....

Industry fund body, AIST, tells Government strategies are utilising SMSFs, wraps and SMAs to indefinitely postpone the payment of CGT....

NAB Wealth has appointed Greg Miller as executive general manager, wealth advice....

Siddharth Saravat presents the case for a bright future for the Indian economy under the helm of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but outlines the hurdles that remain....

Col Fullagar explores the advantages of advisers applying a logical basis when deciding on a trauma insurance benefit amount for clients....

Leading platform adds Global Absolute Return Strategies fund to investment menu for wholesale clients....

Corporate regulator wins some and loses one in busy week taking on fund management groups over their activities....

The interest for ETFs has not waned with international equity exchange traded funds (ETF) overtaking Australian equity ETFs with more products slated to hit the market....

Boutique managers have added more wealth and outperformed benchmarks and non-boutique peers, in some cases for more than 20 years, according to new research....