Major fund manager, Platinum Asset Management has called on the Royal Commission to further scrutinise platform shelf-space fees and problematic relationships between pla...

Westpac chairman, Lindsay Maxsted has admitted the big banking group did not sufficiently recognise the risks in its financial planning business....

Industry Super Australia has declared political advertising to be the democratic right of superannuation fund trustees....

There’s a new kid on the superannuation block with Mercer and Kogan.com announcing this morning that they will together launch a new “no frills, ultra-low fee” super fund...

ANZ OnePath has rebuilt its insurance underwriting engine, the ultimate endgame of which is to give clients a policy in real time....

Folkestone has advised that Charter Hall has completed its acquisition, following the implementation of schemes of arrangement between Folkestone and its shareholders....

Lazard Asset Management has announced the opening of its new office in Melbourne which will help expand its sales and distribution operations in Australia....

DomaCom and DFS Portfolio Solutions have launched together a branded mortgage sub-fund with an initial $4.1 million....

The Strategic Global Fund is now open for investment via the Australian Securities Exchange mFund platform....

Franklin Templeton has appointed a senior director of institutional business, responsible for managing and building relationships with institutional investors. ...

The Australian prudential regulator has finalised the standard aimed at combating the threat of cyber attacks....

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined the dissent against the Grattan Institute’s retirement report, labelling it “an unprecedented attack on th...

Money Management looked at the performance of the ASX 200 sectors over the course of the year to see which sectors are lagging. ...

Capital Group considers if the FAANGs are losing their bite....

The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has made clear the Government will opt for retirement income certainty rather than the superannuation guarantee recommendations of ...

Industry funds body, Industry Fund Services has admitted to the Royal Commission that it, too, had to deal with its planners receiving conflicted remuneration including g...

Pendal Group has delivered a 17 per cent lift in cash earnings for fiscal 2018 on the back of a sixth straight year of growth in funds under management....

The Grattan Institute’s recommendation that more rental housing assistance be provided is not enough to combat the housing strain faced by retirees, the Australian Instit...

At least one responsible manger within advice licensees will need to have passed the adviser exam and have a relevant degree qualification under new proposals being pushe...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled it will not be pressing to ban life/risk commissions at least until after it has reviewed the effective...