The Association of Financial Advisers has told the Tax Practitioners Board that its proposal to impose the need for a Letter of Engagement on financial (tax) advisers is ...

Netwealth has again emerged as the preferred platform for financial planners, but the latest Investment Trends research has also pointed to a consolidating platform marke...

As future retirees weigh up their options on how to best distribute their post-retirement income, Chris Dastoor finds that annuities offer part of a greater option to mai...

Alternatives present a broad spectrum of assets available to investors. With such a wide variety to choose from, Laura Dew looks at how investors can determine which are ...

The growth of emerging markets has taken off and looks set to continue its upward trajectory. For those looking to identify reliable investment options in the asset class...

Arian Neiron writes that a combination of high fees and underperformance means that Australian equity managers are due to be disrupted, and that smart beta could be how t...

Even the frequent critics of financial advisers should acknowledge that their calls for an extension to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam timetabl...

Paragem’s Nathan Jacobsen argues that financial advice practices impacted by factors such as the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime and the conse...

Emerging markets are growing in popularity and those in the Asia Pacific ex Japan sector, and in India in particular, have a lot to offer investors, Laura Dew writes. ...

The Insight Diversified Inflation Plus Fund has been added to the non-aligned platform uXchange....

Tasplan and MTAA Super have entered merger discussions, announcing the move just hours after the former fund’s merger talks with Statewide Super and WA Super were reveale...

As Australia enters a new financial year, there are several changes to be aware of which will affect areas such as super contribution and mortgages. ...

Do you have the answer to the eternal question on how fund managers achieve outperformance?...

The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Services Technology, Senator Jane Hume has reiterated her call for an end to the culture wars ...

In what represents further consolidation of the sector, financial technology company Sargon has announced it has acquired the Trustee Services business, comprising Divers...

According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority just because a superannuation fund member implements an investment strategy decision, doesn’t mean the account...

Nasdaq-listed SS&C has gazumped Bravura for acquisition of financial services technology provider, GBST....

PIMCO says 5 key risks could create disruption in economies and markets in the next 3-5 years. But with disruption comes opportunity. Read PIMCO's 2019 Secular Outlook fo...

Conflicted fees are once again a hot legal topic, with Suncorp being hit with a class action in the New South Wales Supreme Court over superannuation commissions paid to ...

Corporate whistleblowers will have stronger rights and protections from today after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission updated regulatory guidance. ...