Slater and Gordon have filed a class action against the bank for selling customers “worthless” insurance....

Over the last week investors globally piled US$1.4 billion into Japanese equities but most Australia-domiciled funds focused on the country have struggled to beat the sec...

Financial advisers are likely to find themselves with fewer choices of investment platforms as the sector appears to be on the brink of a further round of consolidation....

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has been hit by a surge of complaints relating to hardship early release superannuation, with many based on superannuation f...

The Tax Practitioners Board has terminated the registration of former KPMG partner, Christopher Allenby....

Learn about the inherent problems with traditional retirement investing and explore the tools required to build specialised decumulation portfolios that deliver greater c...

It is reducing the buy-sell spreads and management fees of some of its funds and has announced a senior appointment....

The Altius Sustainable Bond fund has been chosen by IOOF research for its new environmental, social and governance model portfolio....

Investment grade credit could offer value despite the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Western Asset....

With Money Management having announced the nominees for this year’s Fund Manager of the Year awards, it is worth looking back how last year’s best in show has performed....

Almost all Australian equity funds saw losses in March, except for two: a bear hedged ETF, but also a managed fund....

Investors should factor in a 20-30% fall in valuation for parts of discretionary retail in commercial real estate sector, such as regional shopping malls, as they were mo...

A major industry fund, LUCRF has revealed the manner in which the Australian Taxation Office has at first approved hardship early release superannuation requests and then...

The outperformance of an ESG fund relies on the skill of the manager and the inherent style bias incorporated into the fund, according to AMP Capital. ...

The claims of ‘flawed’ listed investment companies and listed investment trusts is a failure of selection rather than structure, according to Zenith Investment Partners. ...

The prospect of yet another Parliamentary argument around legislative amendments has again thrown passage of the Government’s extension of the Financial Adviser Standards...

Litigation funders, lawyers and even the ACCC are warning a key Parliamentary that the imposition of licensing and oversight by the Australian Securities and Investment C...

The same Parliamentary Committee which has been applying close scrutiny to industry superannuation funds and their financial planning expenditures is about to turn its at...

Amid persistent reports that National Australia Bank is well down the path of flogging off MLC to private equity, Outsider wonders whether any of the buyers are keeping a...

Pandemic or no pandemic, Outsider has been back at his desk at Money Management Central for a few weeks now and he knows that Mrs O is grateful that he is no longer under...