New research has pointed to strong support for policy changes to superannuation and savings to help deliver lifetime annuities, particularly for those living beyond age 8...
Cromwell Phoenix Opportunities Fund has been closed to further investment, after reaching the self-imposed cap of $40 million....
Natixis Investment Managers has appointed Chris Spinos as its new director of institutional sales team....
Vanguard exchange trade funds attracted over a third of Australian exchange traded cash flows....
Investing in volatility in the Australian Equities sector saw some investors well-rewarded in 2017, according to FE Analytics....
Charlotte Ward has been appointed as AIA’s new chief people and culture officer, as Eleanor Ottaviano moves into a role resulting from the insurer’s deal with Commonwealt...
Wealth Defender Equities has announced an on-market share buy-back of up to 10 per cent of its issued share capital and declared 2pc interim dividend....
ActiveLead.net has launched a new product to help financial planners offer active advice to their clients, with the goal of improving client retention....
Self-managed superannuation funds in the pension phase are much more likely than their accumulation counterparts to focus on conservative and high-yield investments, acco...
Amid industry superannuation funds having received letters from the Royal Commission, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer has attacked the ‘sip...
Former Commonwealth Bank executives have found themselves captured in the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s inquiry into the bank along with how they were remu...
Grant Thornton’s appointment of Himashini Weeraratne shows its commitment to continuing its investment in the financial services industry....
Institutional investors who wish to maximise the benefits of factor investing should make their allocation decisions in terms of risk factors, according to EDHEC-Risk Ins...
How much extra funding has the Government provided to the Australian Taxation Office to deal with unpaid superannuation? Three months after it was asked, the Treasury has...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called for legislative reform to ensure shifts in the economy would not unruly impact retirement planning....
Industry veteran Rob Prugue has announced his retirement from Lazard Asset Management with Paul Cuddy to take the helm....
Victims of Financial Fraud has accused Bill Shorten and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in the aftermath of the Trio Fraud.Victims of Financial Fraud...
Although self-managed superannuation funds have decreased their use of financial planners over the last decade, data from Investment Trends suggests that there is growing...
The Federal Government has been urged to give its 2016 Budget super tax changes time to work or risk making Australian retirees significantly worse off....
Staggered annuitisation allows for the purchase of separate annuities at varying intervals over time dependent upon your personal cost of living. Professor David Babbel e...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...