Despite the nay-sayers, Australia has developed a superannuation system which is the envy of many other developed economies but, in many respects, it remains a work in pr...
Disability personal financial advice specialist, William Johns, examines the challenging issues associated with giving advice to clients with diminishing capacity....
Brendan Irwin has been appointed by SQM Research as full-time senior investment analyst where he will be responsible for managed fund research and ratings....
Over 60% of Australian employers think their employees places a high value on access to advice, according to a SSGA report....
Investors are being too optimistic in their expectations for returns, according to Schroders, with the average Australian expecting to achieve annual returns of 10.9%. ...
Insight, part of BNY Mellon, believes there is only a ‘low probability’ of the US/China trade war being resolved soon as it identifies six areas which could be drawn into...
The possibility of the UK leaving the European Union without a deal is looking like the most probable outcome, according to T. Rowe Price. ...
Australia has been praised for its gender equality after an Equileap gender survey found a quarter of the top 100 companies were Australian companies, including National ...
The Financial Services Council has released ground-breaking new data revealing the impact of mental health on TPD claims....
Alan Dixon has announced he would be stepping down from his executive duties at Evans Dixon, effective 31 October....
The entry of the banks and the end of mutual structures in the Australian wealth and insurance sectors has been a disaster which may be capable of repair by returning to ...
After joining Australian Unity with the expectation that it wouldn’t be a long-term option, Nikki Panagopoulos recently celebrated 15 years with company, showing the valu...
CommInsure has been charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for offering to sell life insurance products via non-compliant unsolicited phone calls...
US-based Ares Management Corporation and Fidante Partners, part of Challenger Limited, have announced a strategic joint venture in Australia....
Max Kiattisak Eung has been sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception of $166,500....
A significant question mark will hang over the Government’s Retirement Income Review if all it seeks to achieve is abandonment of the superannuation guarantee timetable a...
The SMSF Association has appointed Robin Bowerman as its new chair, replacing Dr Deborah Ralston who has joined the Review of the Retirement Income System....
Equity Trustees has announced it has entered into agreements with Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, in a move which will see its total funds under supervision incre...
Craig Swanger is the newest addition to the Cashwerkz board to help guide the firm’s next growth phase....
Commercial property funds management firm, Stronghold, has announced the launch of its commercial property fund, the Stronghold Precincts Property Fund....
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...