As the major licensees compete to attract advice businesses and individual advisers, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s new approach to reference-chec...

Elfreda Jonker has been appointed as client portfolio manager to its Sydney-based team....

Michael Downey will replace Russell Hannah as general manager of retail distribution partnerships....

The course will run until the end of March 2021 which will offer advisers training in estate planning for clients....

Australian investors tend to have a concentrated domestic exposure to biotechnology but may be missing the growth and diversification offered overseas, according to ETF S...

BT Funds Management has revealed to a Parliamentary Committee what it is extracting in administration and investment management fees from BT Super accounts....

Along with a benchmark test, the superannuation performance test should also have an independent assessment by a panel of industry experiences, the chairs of major super ...

The increased volume of reports generated from upcoming changes to the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions new breach reporting regime runs the risk of over...

AMP Capital has entered into an agreement which will see the sale of Global Companies capability to Canadian-based firm, Fiera Capital....

Phelim O’Neill has been appointed as distribution director to its Sydney office, responsible for relationships across the adviser, family office and wholesale channels in...

The return to strong dividends in 2021, though lower than pre-pandemic, will be helpful for philanthropic investors who rely on them to meet charitable commitments. ...

Almost 31% of Australian mortgages are in arrears, with SA and Queensland the worst hit states, according to a survey from Finder. ...

Emotional investing costs investors around 3% in lost returns a year over the long-term, according to Oxford Risk. ...

Blockchain will support the changing landscape and provide confidence in data security, according to Wealth Within, and one particular stock is up over 1000% in the past ...

The Your Future Your Super reforms shift a reference portfolio from “being usefully operational to being detrimentally behavioural”, the Thinking Ahead Institute believes...

The Association of Financial Advisers has urged members to directly lobby the Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg if they want ASIC’s proposed levy increase reduced....

While financial advisers have signalled they are generally open to switching licensees, salaried advisers have strongly signalled they are attracted to self-employment....

The Financial Planning Association has warned that without a scaled approach by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission small financial planning practices cou...

Challenger has appointed Angela Murphy as the chief executive of its Life business....

Big insurer, TAL has been found guilty in the Federal Court of breaching its duty of utmost good faith under the Insurance Contracts Act with respect to an income protect...