Investors are being encouraged to increase their defensive assets as protection against the US/China trade war and Chinese debt issues....

AustralianSuper has flagged that as much as seven out of every 10 new dollars received by the fund will be invested offshore....

The chief executives of Australia’s major superannuation industry bodies agree that retail superannuation funds have faced tough times in the wake of the Royal Commission...

The Financial Planning Association, Association of Financial Advisers and other professional association backers will today lodge a formal application with ASIC to operat...

Fiducian Group has reported a 15 per cent growth in the underlying net profit after tax while funds under management, administration and advice grew 10 per cent....

Assets on the K2 Australian Absolute Return fund have continued to decline as it reports continued underperformance. ...

Commercial property lender Thinktank has said that its two investment bond trusts, established as an alternative to bank financing, might be positive for investors....

After 10 consecutive positive financial year returns, super funds saw a mixed start to 2019/20 due to the market’s response to the US/China trade war....

Australians spend $19.8 billion each year buying presents for friends, family and even their pets according to research for this week’s Financial Planning Week. ...

Showing superannuation fund members their projected retirement wealth encourages higher rates of salary sacrifice and engagement, according to a report....

Publicly-listed financial services group, Sequoia may have just acquired Libertas Financial Planning but it is ready to offload businesses that don’t meet its return on e...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has used AMP and its lawyers, Clayton Utz, as examples of successful enforcement action by the regulator....

Industry Super Australia wants unions and industry funds empowered to act as agents of the Australian Taxation Office to pursue employers who don’t meet their superannuat...

The Federal Government has clarified that financial planners will not only have to sign up to a code monitoring body but also face a new single disciplinary body....

Montgomery Investment Management has launched its first small companies fund under a new joint venture....

The ABA has welcomed the Government’s timetable for legislative change, with eight of the 76 Royal Commission recommendations targeted at the banking industry....

The unwinding of quantitative easing is likely to have unknown consequences, according to Nikko AM. ...

Specialist platform provider, Netwealth has reported a 23.9 per cent growth in underlying net profit after tax to $36 million....

The new law does not remove the incentive for advisers to recommend poorly performing and expensive products....

The proposed new single disciplinary system for financial advisers requires further discussion, according to the Financial Services Council....