John O’Connell looks at how advisers and robo advice could go hand-in-hand, with the adviser looking after planning while the robo advice takes care of day-to-day executi...
Industry funds who have been alleging the banks offer inducements to employers to select particular default funds need to be careful what they wish for....
The policy speculation around taxation and superannuation has become chaotic and the Government must bring the process back to order....
Financial Services Council chief executive, Sally Loane has outlined a six point super plan based on policy certainty, delivery of a 12 per cent SG by 2022 and better tar...
Experience and quality of investment personnel are key factors behind Lonsec’s decision to upgrade its rating of a BT fund....
Half year figures showing a 172 per cent increase in post-tax profit reflect a turn-around in fortunes for responsible investment fund manager, Australian Ethical....
Boutique fund manager, OC Funds Management, has earned Lonsec’s highest rating for its OC Premium Small Companies Fund....
Wilson Asset Management’s WAM Active listed investment company has seen profits surge by more than 1,600 per cent in 2015....
CLSA Limited has partnered with fund administration software provider GBST in a bid to “increase efficiencies” and replace existing legacy system infrastructure....
RIAA has strengthened its certification program as Australian investors are increasingly embracing ethical investing....
Defence-focused ETFs are attracting investors keen to avoid the worst impacts of recent stock market volatility, robo-advice provider, Stockspot believes....
Praemium Limited has appointed former NAB senior executive, Anna Itsiopoulos to the newly-created role of general manager, Australia....
Challenger has welcomed Kelly O’Dwyer’s announcement that the government will soon announce the results of the retirement income streams review....
O’Dwyer cites Cbus Royal Commission wrongdoing as she claims superannuation funds which resist governance changes are out of step with the rest of Australia. ...
New research confirms financial advice is often the missing ingredient in achieving retirement incomes adequacy....
Global stock market volatility and pressure from APRA will prompt investors to enter the small and medium-sized enterprise debt market, says FundX....
The Government cannot afford to find more money to subsidise family allowances and need to reallocate their resources to help women’s retirement, NGS Super believes....
The Government must introduce super policies that take into account gender pay gap, and broken work patterns in women, rather than sticking to policies conducive to full-...
The Federal Government is being urged to upgrade the status of unpaid superannuation guarantee entitlements and include them in the Fair Entitlements Guarantee regime....
Life insurers will have to change the price structure of policies offered through car dealerships or face further regulatory reform, ASIC warns....
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...