Intrafund advice must be seen to leave clients better off or it will likely fail best interests, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

Due to the current stay at home restrictions and unavailability of physical locations, Melbourne’s FASEA exam will be held online only....

Growth in investment migration has been caused by COVID-19 with Australia being ranked as one of the safest places to do business. ...

A rigorous approach to environmental, social, governance analysis will be necessary to manage risks and capitalise on opportunities from green infrastructure, according t...

In the past three months, Cbus, HESTA and UniSuper have publicly stated their intention to move to net zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report. ...

Barely weeks after the new litigation funding licensing regime became law, one of the biggest funders has obtained its Australian Financial Services License. ...

The country has fallen behind both developed and emerging market regions when it comes to equity performance....

Understanding the full implications of the code of ethics and its implementation as well as the best interests duty might be bothering some advisers....

Advisers are asking the most questions about JobKeeper rules for both their clients and for their own businesses, according to BT....

A major industry superannuation fund has revealed how it brought comprehensive financial advice in-house and outsourced the provision of intrafund advice to Mercer via an...

Global financial services house, State Street is working with AUSTRAC after receiving a formal infringement notice over weaknesses in its international funds transfer ins...

Bank of America Australian global markets chief operating officer, Rhys Cahill, has been appointed general manager – business at Talaria Capital....

Strong listed share market returns were the main drivers of growth fund performance during August with Australian shares returning 3% and international shares returning 5...

The possible geopolitical ramifications of the upcoming US election should not be underestimated, according to Eaton Vance. ...

Despite a pandemic and high unemployment levels, retail sales and residential prices will not follow the doomsday script, according to Quay Global Investors....

Although the major US tech stock returns have seen an impressive 2020 it is unlikely to be sustainable, according to Bell Asset Management....

Investors and trustees need to ask fund managers for reporting metrics on specific environmental, social, and governance issues they claim they are solving, according to ...

Governments and regulators trying to change the past in financial advice have placed its future at serious threat, according to financial planning broker, Paul Tynan....

Non-advised clients were more likely to switch their investments to cash or increase cash allocations during the pandemic than advised ones, according to the Australian S...

New data has revealed how thousands of superannuation fund members and a few super fund trustees crystallised their losses in a 30-day period of turmoil generated by the ...