The funds management industry is facing a cultural change, according to AllianceBernstein’s global chief executive, Seth Bernstein....

Despite investor confidence increasing fractionally globally in March, confidence has plummeted in Europe as the continent faces continued political uncertainty until at ...

AMP Capital has announced the appointment of Rebecca Smith as its new head of real estate debt, Australia....

Moving the super guarantee to 12 per cent is critical to improve retirement income adequacy, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. ...

With consumers showing apathy toward swapping out of MySuper options, it’s worth considering whether their returns actually suffer much harm from staying put in the defau...

Hiring intentions with the finance, insurance and real estate sector have taken a blow, with Manpower Group’s Net Employment Outlook down six points from the previous qua...

The Federal Government has issued a discussion paper canvassing lifting the minimum default levels of insurance inside superannuation as well as including total and perma...

The Australian Labor Party has targeted 1 January, next year, for implementation of policy to end negative gearing, much sooner than many expected....

Many consumers are worryingly unaware of the distinction between general and personal advice, with 47 per cent of Australians incorrectly identifying general advice....

Big accounting group CPA Australia has warned the Government against seeking to impose a full industry funding model for the Tax Practitioners Board when accountants are ...

Self-managed super fund solutions provider, Heffron SMSF Solutions, has announced the appointment of Meg Heffron to the role of managing director....

New data on life insurance claims and disputes has confirmed clients are often better off when they use an adviser....

MLC Super’s MySuper members have been moved to a new default option, as the fund implements major changes to make their MySuper offering better reflect members’ needs at ...

Centuria Capital Group has announced the appointment of Dave Brownett, a financial services and product distribution specialist, to the role of distribution manager for V...

A new Reconciliation Action Plan to better engage with indigenous communities has been launched by Christian Super....

Ahead of tomorrow night’s Federal Budget, a leading financial advisory firm has warned that both economic and political uncertainty could have long-term impacts on retire...

The Labor Party’s confirmation on Friday that it would abolish franking credit rebates from 1 July 2019 discriminates against self-funded retirees, according to the SMSF ...

The Financial Services Council has urged the Federal Government to use the Budget to emulate the superannuation industry on the rationalisation of legacy products....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced increases in its levy demands on financial planning firms despite substantial increases in funding to b...

DomaCom has announced its partnership with La Trobe Financial under which investors will be able to use A$50 million credit facility....