The customer-owned banking sector is the clear leader when it comes to customer satisfaction and advocacy, new figures show....

An Australian Securities and Investments Commission report has pointed to significant ongoing problems with direct life sales including poor practices and product design....

A background paper on the sale of life/risk products provided to the Royal Commission has suggested life/risk advisers recommend in-house products in return for lower dea...

Praemium has announced three new SMA partnerships and added a number of new model portfolios to the Praemium SMA. ...

Lonsec has appointed its head of manager of research to the role of executive director....

Money Management has looked at the funds in the Asia Pacific ex Japan sector to see which ones have produced consistent returns over the last ten years. ...

Nikko Asset Management Australia has partnered with ARK Investment Management to launch a global disruptive innovation fund....

The State Street Investor Confidence Index has declined by 7.4 points to 94.3 in August....

Vanguard Australia has announced it has selected a new FTSE Russell index for values-aligned exchange-traded funds and index funds....

AMP Capital has made a senior appointment to its community infrastructure team in a bid to grow its infrastructure equity business....

AdviserLogic has appointed IRESS’ Cath Perry as its executive manager – product and operations excellence, a role in which she hopes to “evolve [her] fintech dreams” and ...

Australians saving for retirement are taking on significantly more risk in their investment portfolio than their global counterparts, according to Daintree Capital....

The Financial Services Council has welcomed a regulator’s positive review on the role of the FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice in the sale of direct life insurance, whi...

A Parliamentary Committee has been told that public servants working within the Australian Securities and Investments Commission are eligible to earn bonuses, but at leas...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has told a Parliamentary Committee it is funded and willing to pursue bannings in the financial adviser space....

Perth’s PFK Lawler has joined the Hall Chadwick Association, extending the mid-tier chartered accounting association’s presence and specialty services in the west. ...

ETF Securities has launched a new exchange-traded fund that will provide exposure to companies directly involved in the global energy revolution....

Sam Zervides has been elected president of the Victorian branch of the Institute of Public Accountants....

Australian super funds are staying competitive with world-class investment returns, with the average super fund outperforming the Future Fund after adjustments over the l...

Two former senior industry fund executives have been appointed to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to beef up its superannuation capability....