Two boutique dealer groups, Spark Financial Group and Aura Wealth Australia, have announced they have signed binding agreements to merge. ...

Administration and consulting firm MMC has acquired super fund administrator IFAA....

Magellan fund manager Hamish Douglass has warned he is worried about the possibility of a ‘worrying’ win for Democrat candidate Bernie Sanders and its possible ramificati...

Women in Super and Industry Super Australia are calling on the Government to make changes to the superannuation system which would help bridge the gender super gap....

Firms looking to structure its group purchasing arrangements should look to alternatives as the group purchasing body relief might be replaced soon....

Licensees work hard for the stamping fees they are paid and should be entitled to keep them, according to Investment Collective managing director, David French....

The FASEA’s Professional Year requirement has become a roadblock in the new environment for young advisers attempting to enter the industry, according to Wealth Today....

The Financial Planning Association wants managers of advice licensees subjected to the same reference-checking protocols as advisers in circumstances where it says it has...

Hoa Bui has been appointed president of the Actuaries Institute for 2020....

Praemium has announced the addition of the Australian Ethical Australian Shares portfolio to its separately managed accounts and introduced a new ESG screening platform f...

IOOF now leads the way with the most five Crown rated funds with nine, as the two double-digit five Crown funds from last year – IPAC Asset Management and Macquarie – bot...

Failure to address weaknesses in governance and culture could result in major financial losses, according to Finity. ...

The proposed legislation could motivate advisers to enter into ongoing fee arrangements with superannuation members, according to a super body. ...

The price of oil fell by more than 30% yesterday, its biggest one-day drop since 1991, after a fallout between major oil-producing nations over production cuts....

Industry funds-owned IFM Investors has maintained its relative silence on how it remunerates its executives, arguing that a key parliamentary committee is seeking more in...

The latest FE fundinfo Crown Ratings rebalance has revealed the degree to which the times have not suited many value funds but have nonetheless seen 50 upgrades to the to...

The Federal Government is being confronted by an increasingly united front on the need to retain the deductibility of advice fees from MySuper products....

OneVue has confirmed preliminary bids for dealer group Madison amid confirmation that voluntary administrators have been appointed to Sargon Capital Pty Ltd....

It was good news for the mixed asset growth, global and small and mid cap funds in this edition of the FE fundinfo Crown Ratings, all reporting double-digit funds which r...

IPAC Asset Management had 12 five Crown funds last year, while Macquarie Investment Management had 10, but how did they do this time around?...