Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer, has committed to implementing appropriate transitional arrangements for planners impacted by increased educational standards....

Calls for the AFA and FPA to unite to form a single representative voice for financial advisers, is unlikely to result in a marriage between the two groups....

The exposure draft legislation on the new Life Insurance Framework has confirmed the centrality of ASIC with respect to remuneration and the clawback....

Avoiding market noise and the herd mentality has seen Atrium Investment Management accumulate $1 billion in funds under management....

Sydney-based boutique funds management firm, SWU Group, has been named the Hong Kong Success Story of the year....

Advisers are being urged not to write off emerging markets as an asset class due to negative headlines about certain areas....

Dexus could see its AUM grow to $23.4 billion by the end of the week, having signed a deal to buy the Investa Office Fund....

CA ANZ announces innovation initiative to help small to medium sized enterprises access big data through dashboards and predictive models....

The ability to access more markets through one platform and one account is resonating with both local and global traders, according to Saxo Capital Markets....

Australian fintech and wealth manager, BigFuture, has completed a $520,000 capital raising as it looks to build its service capabilities....

ASIC releases consultation paper to remake three class orders relating to underlying investments into a single instrument....

Talk of the demise of asset consultants is greatly exaggerated, a leading investment consultant believes....

Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer, has pointed to the link between life/risk churn and high upfront commissions as justification for Life Insurance Framework....

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is partnering with the University of NSW to develop a $1.6 million cyber-security education centre....

Greater performance dispersion has meant there have been greater opportunities for active managers to add value, according to Zenith....

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from a liquidator at an Adelaide-based accounting firm after he failed to adequately investigate and document findings....

Most private equity limited partners believe they lack the investment skills and experience to successfully co-invest, but many believe they can secure strong returns....

ASIC will continue to focus on good culture in financial institutions but will find it a beast to regulate given it is a vague concept, a law firm says....

Insurance firm, dmk group, has joined Bombora Advice to leverage off its industry position and services....

YBR founder, Mark Bouris, claims the unmet demand for advice won’t be achieved via the traditional, holistic advice model....