FinTech Australia said big banks can’t be trusted, and has called on Parliament to pass consumer-friendly legislation without delay. ...

In an effort to strengthen the regulator, the Turnbull Government has nominated Treasury veteran John Lonsdale to fill a newly created second deputy chair role at the Aus...

The growth of the Australian exchange-traded fund industry continues, driven largely by inflows into international equities, says BetaShares. ...

Facing heavier regulatory scrutiny, new research has suggested that Australia’s major life insurers will likely look to greater use of technology....

While standalone robo-advice alone won’t attract affluent investors, it will offer a competitive advantage to traditional wealth managers over competitors, GlobalData has...

The Royal Commission has been told that the AMP Super trustee had little or no knowledge of what AMP advisers were doing in relation to recommending superannuation produc...

The financial services firm has posted a 21 per cent rise in underlying net profit to $10.5 million on the back of a $1 billion or 18 per cent rise in FUMAA....

The Royal Commission has asked the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) whether it has thought to act against superannuation funds which became entangled in ...

Award-winning planner Patrick Anwandter, of Strategy First, has been a financial adviser for more than 20 years. The financial advice landscape was very different in the ...

ASIC deputy chair, Peter Kell, has admitted to the Royal Commission that while the regulator has not paid enough attention to grandfathered commissions in the past, it is...

Global real estate investment manager, TH Real Estate has appointed Rick Marston as head of asset management in Australia....

Parents are struggling to raise kids born since 2000 and to whom money is often unseen, but seeking a financial planner could help, according to the Financial Planning As...

Global dividends jumped 12.9 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter to a record $497.4 billion, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index....

Australian super funds are benefiting from big gains in the US and European markets already being reflected in members’ accounts to get the new financial year off to a pr...

The Royal Commission has acknowledged that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants more powers but has questioned whether it has ever used all the powe...

Mercer has been named as acknowledging poor conduct while Sunsuper has also been mentioned as being investigated by the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, S...

The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has called on advisers to petition the Government regarding FASEA’s reforms by utilising support fr...

The investment and superannuation platform provider has delivered a full-year underlying net profit of $5.4 million and declared an inaugural dividend of 3.5 cents a shar...

Following their acquisition by IOOF, ANZ Wealth’s aligned advice licensees and supporting teams are set to join the advice firm on 1 October this year. ...

Life insurer, TAL, has announced a partnership with Orygen, a national organisation focusing on mental-ill health in young people....