Investors want ETFs to get exposure to overseas markets and now they can access Japan and Europe markets, hedged to the Australian dollar....

If there is one pattern emerging in portfolio management, it is that avoiding the resources sector has benefited investors as much as choosing to invest in other sectors ...

Former International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) vice chair, Ashley Alder, has been announced as the chair of the new IOSCO board at its inaugural meet...

Life insurance solutions should be linked to impacts, not causation, and should provide benefits based on the claimant's outcome of an illness rather than just on the con...

While understanding the intricacies of SMSFs require specialist training and education it is well worth the effort for advisers to be able to provide comprehensive SMSF a...

Law changes incentivise Australians to declare bankruptcy as the new law would reduce the default period from three years to 12 months, according to personal insolvency e...

With the blurring of what services financial advisory practices deliver, advisers need to define what drives value in their business to stay on top of their game, David C...

Changes to superannuation in the Budget that may result in changes to clients’ financial plans is a cause for consternation for planners and their clients, the FPA said. ...

Selections will be critical to the success or otherwise of the Professional Standards Body covering the financial planning industry....

The use of poor data means the Federal Government may have seriously under-estimated the impact of the Federal Budget on SMSFs....

ASIC has permanently banned a NSW financial services licence holder from providing financial services after it found he was convicted of multiple counts of fraud and othe...

Australians are approaching their investments the wrong way around, and have invested the majority of their funds in Australia, instead of investing where returns are hig...

Investment specialist Saxo Capital Markets has appointed former Deutsche Bank vice president as its Australian chief executive. ...

New SM bonds may help improve Australia’s superannuation system, according to new academic research....

Investors looking for tax-effective savings options other than superannuation may find investment bonds a useful alternative....

Midwinter and Suitebox’s remote meeting capability now allows advisers to bring up their opt-in document electronically....

An advice firm which allegedly gave conflicted advice has been ordered by a court to pay back the lost SMSF monies. ...

Accountants have been warned that there are consequences if they don’t clamp down on tax scams and evasion....

A former CBA planner allegedly forged client signatures to meet the requirements of CBA’s internal audit process, following an ASIC investigation....

ASIC has accepted an EU from HSBC for potentially giving poor advice to clients on retail structured products without collecting sufficient information and considering th...