The newly re-elected Government has been urged to look to independent financial groups rather than the banks on policy input and formulation....

ATM transactions have plummeted to the lowest level in five years as mobile payments became the preferred method, according to research from finder.com.au....

AIA Australia has launched a web-based, self-service portal aimed at simplifying insurance administrative needs for financial advisers....

Zurich has appointed two Macquarie Life personnel ahead of its acquisition of Macquarie Life, due to be finalised in October....

Zenith’s outperformance of the S&P/ASX 300 index was driven by stock selection with less exposure to blue chips, a study found....

Accountants who provided SMSF advice before 1 July have been urged to come clean with clients and contact their PI provider....

The Big four banks and smaller planning firms were internally promoting tertiary qualified paraplanners to combat the shortage of experienced financial planners with degr...

The Financial Services Council has urged the newly re-elected Government to make reintroduction of the Life Insurance Reform Bill a priority in the new Parliament....

There are suggestions that the make-up of the new Federal Parliament makes a Royal Commission into banking and financial services inevitable. What do you think?...

International player Mazars has announced its transaction to acquire Corality Financial Group....

Russell Investments has appointed two industry veterans to its superannuation trustee board....

Bennelong Funds Management has appointed Vicki Allen and Lincoln McMahon to its board....

Sunsuper has appointed two new employer directors to its board – Theresa Moltoni and Professor Mark Harvey....

BetaShares believed defensive opportunities were attractive investments post Brexit, while Montgomery Investment warned that bonds could collapse investors’ retirement sa...

Perpetual's private business-focused Fordham Business Advisors has substantially grown its team....

Synchron appoints Gee Vas as state manager for Queensland, following retirement of Gerry Porter....

Investors are moving money to asset managers who pay attention to the environment and social impact of their investments, according to Australian Ethical....

UK banks need to focus on their track record and reputation to help attract mass affluent demographics, a financial services and research firm said....

Responsible investment has reached an all-time high with half of Australia’s investments now being held in the sector. ...

An industry body has revived calls for using reverse mortgages to fund retirees, arguing retirement products like annuities would not last retirees for the long-term. ...