State Street Global Advisors has identified real estate investment trusts as the least attractive assets for next year, while global equities are the favoured option....
The Federal Government has made at least some concessions to financial advisers with new legislation at least simplifying some elements of fee disclosure while making cle...
While currently finalising a review based on samples of intra-fund advice, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has used an article to explain that intra-...
Mike Taylor writes that few people genuinely argued with the objectives set out for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority but they did argue with the autho...
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority may be gone but its exam timetable will continue and so will the requirement for financial advisers to become degree ...
There is a very high likelihood of a cyclical recovery and further spread tightening in corporate credit due to stronger global GDP growth, Brandywine Global believes....
Nikko Asset Management has invested in the controversial Crown Resorts after its share price became an attractive offering, among several additional companies which it ha...
Entering a recession, a presidential victory and a record-low rate cut are among events to have rocked markets in the second half of the year....
Iress has looked to the new rules around advice fee consent to roll-out one of the first building blocks of its infrastructure as a service strategy....
With three weeks to go until the end of 2020, this has been the one of the most volatile years for markets since the Global Financial Crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic ca...
After underperformance in 2020, real estate investment trusts are an undervalued opportunity for 2021, according to American Century Investments....
Seeking diverse sources of return, managing risk and developing a comparative advantage, will be the three major themes for investors in 2021, according to Willis Towers ...
The conversion of the Magellan Global fund into an ‘open class’ structure has brought $13.5 billion to the exchange traded fund industry, bringing the total to $92.3 bill...
Around 66% of Australians now have some level of investment other than property, with more investing in the share market, including exchange traded funds....
This week saw a departure of another 90 adviser roles, almost three times more than two weeks ago, with 48 licensees having reported a loss of at least one adviser role, ...
Anyone looking for over the top largesse being heaped on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission will be sadly disappointed. ...
Although the removal of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is a huge victory for many in the industry who spent the last few years fighting for reform, ...
The Government is being urged to provide regulatory clarity around the new breach reporting legislation which it is feared will radically increase what are deemed to be r...
Former Sunsuper chief executive, Scott Hartley, has been appointed the new chief executive of AMP Australia reporting to Francesco De Ferrari....
The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings against Sydney-based derivatives provider Union Standard International Group over illegal Chinese activities....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...