Risk specialist practice, MBS Insurance, has partnered with Pitcher Partners Sydney to provide protection solutions and reviews of clients’ insurance cover. ...

Australians would need to ask themselves if $1.6 million would provide an adequate retirement income to sustain a comfortable lifestyle, according to Milliman....

Planners were increasingly using platforms for writing insurance but they were demanding more choice in the range of insurers, as well as for the ability to change cover ...

The Government’s review of external disputes resolution schemes has canvassed simplification under a single scheme providing a one-stop-shop....

ChinaAMC China Opportunities Fund (COF) has launched an offer for the AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) units to help investors retain exposure to the Chinese equity ma...

The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the finalists for the 2016 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award....

The ETF industry FUM has hit a new high of $23.6 billion, while 25 new products were created in August, according to BetaShares. ...

The number of new products in the global equities space has risen significantly as investors sought returns offshore, Lonsec research showed....

ASIC has put insurers on notice to address serious failures in the sale of add-on insurance through car dealers....

The latest data from Dexx&r points to an improving outlook for life/risk insureres on the back of better lump sum and disability discontinuance rates....

Investment philosophy, and fund structure and governance have let down retail super funds, ISA believes....

National Australia Bank’s Andrew Hagger has outlined a digital future with ongoing commitment to face-to-face advice....

Financial services providers must clearly and explicitly explain to clients that they could seek assistance from FOS should the need arise to complain about a dispute....

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from a Perth financial services firm after concerns about its risk management and compliance framework....

A Victorian man has been imprisoned for illegally obtaining funds to develop property and for conducting a financial services business without a licence....

Australian Unity has further leveraged the Federation platform with the first of a new range of managed portfolios that coincided with its new super offerings....

OneVue has appointed Angelina Tomkin as its head of client services as its fund services business saw growth....

IFM Investors has appointed two new business development managers as it continued to build its North American presence....

Just weeks out from listing, Contango has further grown its investment team, appointing two new associate analysts....

BTIM has elevated J O Hambro Capital Management CEO, Gavin Ruchussen, to a new role, replacing him with Ken Lambden....