While strongly supportive of the Government’s proposals overall, robo-adviser SuperEd has expressed some strong reservations about Treasury’s Retirement Income Covenant....
The appetite of institutional investors for alternative defensive allocations continues to grow, according to Revolution Asset Management....
Ignition Wealth’s digital engagement and advice solutions are set to combine with Milliman’s analytics, data and consulting functions in a new collaboration....
The change to default group insurance put forward by the Federal Budget could result in a 50 per cent reduction in overall insurance cover inside super, KPMG has warned....
Australia is witnessing a fundamental shift in the commercial real estate lending landscape, creating new opportunities for investors....
AIA has welcomed KPMG’s Insurance in Superannuation report, saying that the Government’s proposed changes would result in Australians being financially worse off....
New research has suggested that planners badly want better tools and that platforms and planning software providers should be collaborating to deliver the appropriate out...
A key Parliamentary Committee report has specifically cited the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority as suggesting not too much should be made of the perceived outp...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned Mark Damion Kawecki from providing financial services for seven years. ...
Erica Cummins of Graham Wealth in Swan Hill has won the Financial Planning Association’s Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has commenced proceedings against AMP Financial Planning in the Federal Court, alleging that it failed to ensure its ...
Legg Mason has announced it has joined the Responsible Investment Association Australasia....
IFM Investors has fully deployed the KDB KIAMCO Global Infrastructure Debt Fund 1, yesterday announcing that it had invested US$140 million in 18 months into global infra...
Victims of Financial Fraud has again called for redress for Trio fraud victims, adding demands that parliamentarians push for compensation for those who lost out from oth...
NEOS Life, a new entrant to the life insurance market, has chosen Pacific Life Re as its partner reinsurer and UnderwriteMe as its underwriting platform....
The Government has proposed to extend the unfair contract term protections to insurance contracts....
In a “tale of two markets,” Australia’s large-cap shares have lagged their smaller peers, with structural headwinds, regulatory risks, and declining public trust dragging...
AMP has issued a careful statement in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s legal action against AMP Financial Planning, saying it had report...
A pattern has emerged as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission pursues prosecutions against licensees for the best interest failings of planners....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a National Australia Bank financial adviser from providing financial services after finding he was not ade...
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...