Advisers and their retiree clients need to steer away from traditional asset allocation to a multi-asset approach to ensure sufficient income through retirement. ...
Industry Super Australia is pursuing a lobbying campaign aimed at blocking super governance changes in the Senate....
The AIOFP has been rebuffed by the FPA and AFA in its efforts to present a ‘united front’ on the Life Insurance Framework....
New research confirms that the way income protection and TPD claims are handled are crucial to long-term outcomes....
In a bid to transform the way advisers manage their wealth portfolios BT Financial Group has unveiled the latest iteration of its Panorama mobile app....
Both superannuation and institutional sectors found August a tough month thanks to all asset classes generating negative returns, according to Morningstar....
Australia’s wealth management industry is set to become ‘supercharged’ by virtue of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Assistant Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, believ...
The Asian Funds Passport has the potential to add $100 billion to the local funds management sector but some changes are still required, according to the head of Nikko As...
The low take-up of limited licences suggested accountants were not realising their advising rights were being snatched by legislation. ...
Advisers must take advantage of the new Prime Minister and lobby for change in the clawback provisions of the Life Insurance Framework, Synchron said....
Large US manager to offer global equity fund via Equity Trustees having already secured first large scale investor....
Investment group for advisers set to access new tools and data to build absolute return portfolios....
Investors looking to leverage smart beta through use of blended investment strategies claims AXA IM ahead of rollout of series of funds....
The exchange traded product (ETP) sector has continued its record run increasing funds under management by more than $20 billion, more than the total Australian market, i...
Business spending slowed to its lowest level in almost three years in August, but remains above the decade average of 5.1 per cent....
Despite ongoing volatility spooking investors and anticipated periodic selloffs, emerging markets are still expected to give reasonable returns, according to Lonsec....
The Government’s proposal to reduce the penalty for late SG payments will dilute consumer protection, according to AIST....
NAB’s digital advice offering will link clients with advisers, not cut them out out of the process, with the bank pointing to existing online advice offerings enabling ad...
An Administrative Appeals Tribunal has cut two years off an accountants ban from financial services....
While Kelly O’Dwyer has succeeded Josh Frydenberg as Assistant Treasurer most of the key advisory personnel are expected to remain in place....
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...