The majority of Australians have not seen a financial adviser despite mounting concerns about their retirement as they feel it is only for the wealthy....

The financial planning industry is already a profession and it does not need the community to accept it for it to be a profession, according to Fiducian’s Indy Singh. ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has laid bare the reality that professional indemnity insurance doesn’t adequately protect the interests of consumers...

BetaShares’ fundamental index strategy has outperformed traditional market cap weighted indices as it returns 19.68 per cent for one year to 30 June 2017....

Government risks advantaging wealthy retirees at expense of others with its Budget home down-sizing measure warns industry funds....

AIA Australia has announced updates to new business premium rates for its Priority Protection and Priority Protection for Platform Investors products....

Super funds considering responsible investment should partner with a responsible investing implementation manager, according to Parametric....

The First Home Super Saver Scheme should receive bipartisan support in Parliament to assist first home buyers in meeting their savings target more quickly....

Australian fixed income has outperformed cash over the past decade but investors still have low allocation to bonds....

IOOF chief executive, Christopher Kelaher has attributed a strong full-year result to the company’s advice-led strategy....

The Commonwealth Bank board may be backing its chief executive, Ian Narev but both he and his senior executive team are being made to take a remuneration haircut....

Government risks advantaging wealthy retirees at expense of others with its Budget home down-sizing measure warns industry funds....

The Financial Planning Association has warned the Government of serious unintended consequences associated with the implementation of its First Home Super Saver Scheme....

Spire Capital’s USA ROC II says its ‘buy, fix and sell strategy’ has helped the fund top the ranking for the best performing global property fund returns albeit this has ...

The Institute of Managed Account Professionals has looked to kick off a forum designed to help dealer group research and investment teams....

National broker franchise MoneyQuest has looked to extend its service capability with four new appointments....

Alpha Fund Managers has rewarded Quay Global Investors with a global listed real estate mandate....

OneVue has appointed industry veteran, Richard Linnegan as its new chief operating officer, fund services....

Australian risk tolerance specialist firm, FinaMetrica has merged with Canadian firm, PlanPlus cementing a decade-long collaboration....

Cloud-based SMSF specialist Class Super has entered into a partnership with Countplus....