Mike Taylor writes that the enforceable undertakings entered into by the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and ANZ over retail superannuation product distribution point to the peri...
Two long-only Cooper Investors global funds have been added to the Netwealth and FirstWrap platforms. ...
Australia’s exchange-traded fund industry has finished the first half of the year with a new record of $39.2 billion in funds under management, according to BetaShares....
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has had a less than stellar beginning and owes it to the financial planning industry to pick up its act and deliver a...
Are alternative investments hitting the mainstream as the end of the 20-year bull market draws nearer? Anastasia Santoreneos investigates how investors can utilise altern...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has said that Australia has one of the best retirement savings systems in the world, hitting out at “misleading analy...
Over the past few decades, Australian companies have enjoyed watching the price of money get cheaper – due to a low and falling bond yield environment – but there are sig...
Michael Brown writes that equally weighting investments could help investors grow their returns as they capture strong performances from smaller stocks....
Funding aged care is one of the biggest obstacles advisers’ older clients may face. Sean Howard outlines strategies that may help ease the burden....
Don’t anyone dare suggest that the registries run by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) are a fee-gouging exercise....
Outsider believes he has discovered what many financial planners will think is a time warp....
Sitting as he does in his window suite at Money Management Central Outsider appreciates the benefits of a comfortable and convivial work environment and so he congratulat...
While the sector has put in an impressive performance over the past couple of years, even the most highly regarded players in the space can destroy cash. Caution is there...
The commencement of the Life Insurance Framework has put increased pressure on advisers to re-evaluate cost structures and improve practice efficiency....
Superannuation fund records are not always accurate enough to determine when a member is really inactive, meaning some people could be significantly disadvantaged by move...
The Parliament has received another warning of the major unintended consequences flowing from the Government’s legislative changes impacting insurance within superannuati...
Money Management's 2018 Fund Manager Fee Comparator exercise has found that amongst Australia’s highest fee-charging fund managers, fewer than 10 per cent have actually j...
Seventy per cent of Australians over 50 worry about the potential for another global financial crisis, according to the latest National Seniors Australia survey....
Industry funds-owned asset manager, IFM Investors has attributed its strong full-year result to its ownership structure and global focus....
After identifying interest from customers wanting to purchase cryptocurrency with their super, Cointree is partnering with SMSF accounting services provider New Brighton ...
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...