Some 81% of for-profit superannuation funds had some form of responsible investment commitment, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is facing tough questioning around how it has handled a number of issues amid the disruption of COVID-19....
Superannuation fund members returning to access the $10,000 second tranche of the Government’s hardship early release superannuation regime have dominated the latest Aust...
The corporate regulator’s chair, James Shipton has said that the watchdog would not look into AMP’s buyer of last resort arrangements unless there were further and better...
From a long-term perspective, equities will offer better value to investors than most other asset classes, according to DNR Capital....
Strategic-beta exchange traded products saw growth of 64% in Australia in just one year to US$4.9 billion thanks to net new inflows of $1.3 billion in 2019....
The proportion of investors who expect we will see a V-shaped recovery has declined to 14% in favour of a W-shaped one....
Interest rates may be low and dividend payments doubtful, but a Money Management Retirement Incomes webinar panel has agreed there is a continuing and necessary role for ...
RARE Infrastructure has reduced fees on its suite of global infrastructure funds including removing performance fees from its Infrastructure Value funds. ...
A senior Australian Financial Complaints Authority ombudsman has acknowledged that financial advisers are doing it tough in a tricky environment and that the authority wi...
The legislative instrument that will grant three-month continuing professional development relief for advisers due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been formalised by FASEA....
Small to medium-sized financial services companies have been identified as being amongst those likely to fall off a cliff when the Government removes Jobkeeper and other ...
The Government has a hatred of superannuation and is encouraging people to take early access to their superannuation simply to protect the Budget bottom line, according t...
It has to be about more than just survival for financial planning practices as they seek to deal with reduced planner numbers and greater regulatory challenges. It’s abou...
Despite reduced returns, Platinum will continue to maintain short positions and cash holdings to provide a level of downside protection as it expects markets to remain hi...
The Schroder Absolute Return Income fund will maintain its defensive stance as it adds Australian investment grade credit and reduces global investment grade and Australi...
The resources sector has been a beneficiary of ongoing geopolitical tensions along with increased infrastructure spending, according to Ausbil....
The digital platform will focus on the financial issues of women and will be run by Switzer Financial Group chief executive, Maureen Jordan. ...
With a possible recovery in the second half of the year and a less severe downturn than initially anticipated, the banking sector might remain an attractive position for ...
Over a third of British expats have moved to ‘shore up’ their finances to mitigate the impact of Brexit. ...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...