Infocus has acquired financial advice firm, Announcer, which will become the Sydney link in Infocus’ national salaried advice strategy....

Research house, Lonsec has awarded an ‘investment grade’ rating to two of Cooper Investors’ global equities funds....

SuperConcepts has appointed well-regarded executive, Amanda Johnston-Pell to its board....

Centrepoint and Moneysoft partner to deliver money management and cashflow platform....

Local Government Super has announced the appointment of former Zurich Financial Services boss, David Smith, as its new chief executive....

ClearView has moved to narrow the gap between underwriting and advice by recruiting industry veteran, Warren Page, as its new chief underwriter....

AZ Next Generation Advisory has moved to acquire planning firm, Wealthmed Australia....

A survey conducted by comparison site Mozo found many parents lend their children money and most do not expect return payments....

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has affirmed ASIC’s licence cancellation for Mark Power and associated companies....

Auto-consolidation of multiple superannuation accounts can have significant unintended consequences including denying fund members access to crucial insurance cover, acc...

An unpaid super debt would more likely to be paid with a simple phone call if super fund trustees step in early to recover it, IFS believes....

The SMSF Association has claimed the licensing of accountants and the designation of SMSFs as financial products has added $2,000 in fees to the running of a fund....

The Government’s 2017 Budget had plenty of measures financial planners need to understand to help navigate their client’s goals, Richard Press writes....

Private equity financing as has seen Fitzpatrick Group acquire Retirement Victoria....

Former Sherwin Financial Planners principal, Bradley Thomas Sherwin has pleaded guilty to 24 counts of dishonestly causing detriment and one count of dishonestly breachin...

Mercer has announced the appointment of Kylie Willment to the role of chief investment officer, Pacific....

Asian equities represent a long-term opportunity for growing income, according to Maple-Brown Abbott....

New research released by the NZ Financial Services Council has revealed strong support for lifting KiwiSaver contributions to four per cent....

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released a discussion paper outlining the impacts of the ‘gig economy’ for employers’ superannuation....

Subscale super funds make up 30 per cent of modern award listings and the weakest performing fund returned 2.7 per cent over 10 years, according to the FSC....