Australian income-oriented equities strategies have managed to deliver to their expectations and achieved above-average franked dividends and unitholder distribution yiel...

An independent study has shown that the Age Pension application process is a deeply complex and frustrating experience for many older Australians....

Australian fund managers with a value investment strategy are struggling to keep up with the index as the market shifts in favour of growth stocks, according to Lonsec Re...

AFRM Claims Advocacy has called on a Parliamentary Joint Committee to recognise the Financial Services Council’s call to allow insurers to provide early intervention supp...

The superannuation industry could be enticed to substantially increase its holdings in local agriculture which could then improve Australia’s global competitiveness, Indu...

Greater artificial intelligence use by wealth managers could be a game changer for high net-worth individuals and the mass affluent market, says a new Forbes Insights and...

The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data confirms AMP Limited’s insurance roots remains strong....

A global share fund means investing in a wide variety of companies and it’s the difference between those companies that can boost returns and reduce risk....

Capgemini’s World Wealth Report 2018 shows that Australia’s high net worth individual population has grown from 254,000 individuals in 2016 to 278,000 in 2017....

Financial planning industry leaders and the regulator have an obligation to set aside their self-interest and help the more than 400 advisers caught up in the closure of ...

Westpac’s BT Financial Group has called an end to grandfathering, effective from October....

The regulator has released new guidance in advance of AFCA’s commencement to provide policy certainty for stakeholders and to support the transition to the new regime....

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has announced that Stephen Glenfield, who has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services regulation ...

New player in the Australian life insurance sector, NEOS Life, has launched its retail life insurance offer, which will be distributed through financial advisers....

MyFiduciary and JHC Systems have announced a partnership to allow firms across the nation to access JHC Neon, a digital monitoring and compliance tool. ...

The inclusion of China A-Shares in several of its indexes represents another milestone in China’s recognition on the global stage....

Colonial First State’s FirstChoice platform has added Antipodes Partners’ Global Long-Short Strategy to its investment menu....

The strongest drivers of client satisfaction at claim time are efficient claims lodgement and assessment processes, says the latest Beddoes Institute’s report, with Clear...

There is no shortage of negative sentiment around property right now, but that doesn’t mean investors should avoid it. There are significant opportunities to make money, ...

BT Financial Group has said the benefits of its removal of grandfathering will be passed directly to customers, responding to comments from the public yesterday that this...