Around 90% of member enquiries regarding the super fund’s environmental, social and governance policy related to climate change....

Launches of Australian equity funds have reached a decade-low this year with just one fund launched so far this year. ...

Private equity is based off fundamentals and this can eliminate valuation noise coming from listed markets, according to Schroders. ...

The firm which has taken a 37% $20 million stake in Lonsec has acknowledged the perceptions risk entailed in a research house sitting alongside a managed accounts busines...

The exodus continues among financial advisers offset in a small way by a modest but growing number of provisional advisers. ...

Outsider is all for keeping citizens inside when it comes to curbing a virus from spreading and was wary when he heard that US J.P. Morgan chief executive, Jamie Dimon, h...

Amid the reality of a recession, Outsider continues to be surprised by which segments of the economy are doing well and which are not....

When Outsider watched Hostplus boss, David Elia, exchanging banter with parliamentarians as he Skyped into a hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on...

Jason Hazell provides insights on how Islamic investing meets the needs and requirements of Muslim Australians who want to invest according to their faith. ...

The FASEA exam can seem like a daunting prospect but, Brian Knight writes, the facts of the task are less scary than the myths....

Kerry Craig explores how AID – alpha, income and diversification – can help advisers with construction of their clients’ investment portfolios....

There are numerous factors which are making China an attractive option for future growth, writes Wenchang Ma, as it outpaces its emerging market rivals....

The corporate regulator has added new conditions to the registration of two SMSF auditors, William Krammer and Yuk Wong....

Multi-asset funds can take the work out of choosing your asset allocation, but Chris Dastoor writes, that advantage can be best used to focus on specific outcomes rather ...

Although there is no set structure when it comes to practice management, advisers need to know what they want to achieve and how to best communicate their needs, Oksana P...

The Financial Services Council’s Jane Macnamara argues that the use of superannuation is not the answer to Australia’s housing affordability problem....

As more advisers leave the industry and the cost of financial advice delivery rises, superannuation funds are destined to play a greater role. These circumstances make it...

The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of over-the-counter derivatives issuer Union Standard International Group....

The Contango Income Generator fund will become a global long/short fund after its shareholders approved the implementation of a new strategy run by WCM Investment Managem...

There is a place for divestment if the risk cannot be mitigated but it is the engagement process that can help change business practices that is more constructive, accord...