Macro Realty Group director, Desiree Macpherson, has consented to interim orders from ASIC obtained in a Perth Federal Court earlier this year....

PIMCO has announced plans to become the responsible entity (RE) for its $10 billion managed funds complex in Q1 2017....

The Victorian Supreme Court has prevented a law firm from proceeding with a proposed class action against IOOF in relation to allegations that it breached its obligations...

The removal of industrial relations constraints will allow the MySuper regime to blossom, according to the Workplace Super Specialists....

The life insurance industry cannot move on from LIF until performance guidelines are set, Bombora believes....

The Productivity Commission has been urged to be aware of the vested interests at work in the superannuation debate and to get rid of the industrial-political intrigue....

ANZ has announced the exit of its Asian retail and wealth businesses in a sale to Singapore’s DBS Bank....

ASIC has permanently banned former NSW financial adviser, Ashley Grant Howard, after a lengthy investigation....

Financial planners should consider that investing in time rather than money is the key to long-term happiness for clients....

Funds and fund members needed to understand both the benefits and compromises that deferred lifetime annuities (DLAs) offered, Frontier Advisors and Milliman said....

A key employer group has backed the status quo on default super funds while AustralianSuper has raised questions around incentive schemes within bank-owned super funds....

Direct life insurance channels had inherent weaknesses and did not measure up compared to advised retail life insurance, the AFA incoming national president argued....

Large super funds that are unable to give face-to-face advice to all members and are designing CIPRs will be challenged, according to Challenger....

APRA has warned superannuation funds that they may have risked compromising sensitive member data by outsourcing bulk e-mails and texts to third party service providers....

Avoka has launched a new analytics module to help financial institutions better understand account opening discontinuances....

CXi Software has gone for experience in its selection of Stephen Williams as its new director of product and sales....

Digital wealth management provider, Quantifeed, has looked to regional expansion with key Hong Kong and Australian appointments....

HLB Mann Judd has established a debt advisory arm in a joint venture with former St George Bank executive, James Macfarlane....

Financial advisory firm, Profile Financial Services, has backed growth with two new senior appointments....

Only four of the 14 US managed funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) listed in Australia have captured 100 per cent of the market upside. ...