Want an AFSL? Better be ‘fit and proper’. A Government taskforce is proposing tough new powers which would enable ASIC to refuse licensing to those it deems not to be ‘fi...

Pengana Capital Group has partnered with a UK-based asset manager, WHEB Asset Management LLP, to manage the Hunter Hall Group Global Deep Green Trust....

Outsider’s dear old mum once told him it was impolite to discuss what one is paid lest it cause offence to those who are less well paid and now your humble correspondent ...

Outsider is not one to kick a man when he’s down and out, but when the man in question is CPA Australia's Alex Malley going out with a reported $5 million or so in his po...

Sometimes Outsider walks into a room and he feels right at home. MLC Life’s 130th Anniversary Dinner at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art was just such an occasion....

It is more important than ever to watch macroeconomic trends to determine the best investment opportunities, Nader Naeimi writes....

Enterprising investors should distance themselves from the crowd by investing heavily in valuable companies for long-term returns, Lawrence Lam writes....

The financial advice industry needs to justify its use and/or retention of the various investment constituents that make up their portfolios to remain relevant, Clayton C...

Technology may be vital for increasing efficiency and decreasing costs but the key to achieving this lies in how financial advice practices implement and utilise it, Jass...

Lonsec has regained the top spot in the first part of Money Management's 2017 Rate the Raters survey, while new and smaller player SQM Research has earned a nod from fund...

Recent federal ministerial rhetoric suggests the financial services industry has few friends in high places and difficulty in finding its voice, Mike Taylor writes....

Mike Taylor writes that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was fundamental to the changes being wrought on the financial services external dispute resol...

Disappointing results from ASIC’s inspection of audits by audit firms have led the corporate regulator to urge audit firms to find new and revised strategies to improve a...

ETF Securities has pointed to intensifying issues around the regulatory scrutiny, liquidity, scalability and trust in the creation process and framework around cryptocurr...

The first phase of the 2017 Money Management Rate the Raters survey saw Lonsec regaining its top spot after being unseated by its rival Zenith, last year....

It is the combination of a lack of knowledge and CRM shortcomings that hinder advice practice efficiencies....

The superannuation industry has told the Government it does not want to cross-subsidise the failures of other financial services sectors via a last resort compensation sc...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled its interest in whether the Life Insurance Framework changes will drive growth in level premiums....

The Productivity Commission’s review of fees and returns in the superannuation sector is expected to result in more investment manager scrutiny....

Acorn Capital has recommitted to its dividend target policy, subject to the firm having sufficient profit and cashflow....