Yarra Capital Management has appointed Michael Gordon to the firm’s parent company board as non-executive director....

Suncorp has recruited internally to fill the key role of chief program excellence officer to coordinate the firm’s business plan deliverables....

The Federal Government has appointed specialist taxation lawyer, Julianne Jaques to the Board of Taxation as a part-time member for three years....

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has completed its organisational restructure with two senior appointments....

Nikko Asset Management has announced it won two mandates from Zurich Investments....

Technology-based insurance solutions have moved from the least commonly used fintech service to the second most popular....

Netwealth has hit $14 billion in FUM/A following strong inflows and a focus on its managed account service....

AIST has welcomed the digitalisation of superannuation choice forms, where a default fund must be named....

Regulations for intra-fund advice should be modified to enable mass recommendations to millions of super members on their retirement, perhaps even through carve-outs....

PIMCO discusses where they see opportunities in the global credit markets and how a multi-sector approach with a global perspective can help balance return against risk....

The Institute of Public Accountants has pointed to the ending of the CPA Australia Professional Standards Scheme as a reason to help CPA members....

The Association of Financial Advisers has pushed back on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s rules around who can and cannot use the term ‘independent’...

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, Greg Medcraft has defended helping launch CPA Advice claiming getting accountants into the advice industry is a...

Peter Kelly looks at the considerations advisers need to make for their clients in terms of concessional contributions....

Dexus has entered into a joint venture with Commercial & General to establish a new wholesale unlisted healthcare fund....

A Victorian SMSF auditor has been disqualified by ASIC after he audited a fund of which he was a member....

Consulting firm GlobalData has called out the government over changes to the Investor Visa it said has deterred wealthy migrants from migrating to Australia....

Platform provider, Powerwrap, has raised a further $19.4 million in capital from existing and new investors as it looks to list on the ASX later this year. ...

Advisers and investors turn to real return investing in uncertain times, according to Perpetual....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that insurance companies know which advisers are “churners” but have not always notified the regulator....