The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled that planner bodies will have to put aside their fear of losing members if they are to succeed as co-re...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has outlined the requirements for financial planning code-monitoring bodies including financial and administrative ca...
The returns that fixed income as an asset class have delivered historically are going to be practically impossible to achieve going forward, according to Aviva Investors....
Personal insolvencies in the March quarter 2018 rose a slight 0.1 per cent on the same quarter in 2017 to 7,910....
Lifecycle strategies can be a powerful tool for many super funds, especially when it comes to the use of asset classes, according to Parametric....
The thematic investment manager’s global share portfolios will be available as separately managed accounts via the Praemium platform....
More attention should be paid to market exposure when conducting analyses of smart beta strategies, according to Scientific Beta....
MLC Life has added a superannuation fund-focused mental health product to its armoury....
Financial advisers need to engage more with consultation on the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s consultation on a new code of ethics before it is too l...
Advisers are the victims not the villains where trailing commissions are concerned with product manufacturers and licensees much more to blame for today’s problems, accor...
FSC and AIST have released new guidance tools to help super funds meet their regulatory obligations around their operational due diligence. ...
AMP has been hit with another class action less than a week after announcing that it intends to “vigorously defend” itself against mounting claims, this time by Shine Law...
Perpetual has promoted Vicki Riggio to general manager, managed funds services, from her current role at the company as general manager, management services....
Link Group has announced that Paul Khoury has been appointed as chief executive of Link Fund Solutions in Australia....
The Nanuk New World Fund has been approved for the Macquarie Investment Manager/Consolidator and Macquarie Super Manager/Consolidator menus....
Blue Sky Alternative Investments non-executive director, Michael Gordon has announced his resignation....
Funds under administration on the BT Panorama platform were up 113.4 per cent in the period from March to December 2017....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Wealth & Risk Management, following a court finding that t...
Saxo Capital markets has appointed Eleanor Creagh to the newly-created role of Australia markets strategist....
The financial industry may have underestimated the dramatic fall off in retiree spending, according to Milliman’s analysis....
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...