Centrepoint Alliance is urging advice practices to consider long-term quality over short-term incentives as competition between the major dealer groups heats up in the wa...

Over-the-counter derivative issuers AGM Markets, OT Markets and Ozifin have been fined a total of $75 million by the Federal Court of Australia....

Median growth superannuation funds performed well in the September quarter thanks to strong international shares and have mostly recovered losses experienced in February ...

What worked and what didn't during a troubled 2020?...

In a decision which has implications for other sections of the financial services industry, the Federal Court has imposed a $15 million penalty on National Australia Bank...

Currency hedging has delivered better results for fixed income investors, as opposed to equity investors, according to research from Dimensional....

Almost 70% of Australian active funds and 62% of global active funds have exceeded passive funds in returns, according to Activus Investment Advisors....

Macquarie Group has ranked as the largest asset manager in Australia with US$412 billion ($583 billion), significantly greater than its nearest rival....

One small-cap fund investing in Australian equities has returned more than 140% over the past six months but may be ignored by investors as it sits in the Asia Pacific ex...

Synonymous with lower returns, it is not impossible for volatility-averse funds to outperform in the Australian equities sector, according to data....

The top-performing fund when comparing the smallest and largest active global equity funds was a $1.2 million sized fund returning 44.35% since the start of 2020, accordi...

The cost of providing advice to members is "commercially sensitive” and releasing it would not be in the best interests of members, according to major health industry sup...

AMP’s New Zealand Wealth Management’s new index-based investment approach will see funds transition by the first half of 2021. ...

The Federal Government is aiming to have the necessary legislation in place for a single disciplinary body and a compensation scheme of last resort around the middle of n...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled it wants to remove barriers to the use of scaled advice via a consultation process....

The former financial adviser and Royal Commission witness was given a 25% discount on his sentence due to his guilty plea in August. ...

Regulatory reform, technology and some form of subsidisation are needed to fix advice, according to the FPA chief executive....

Financial advice needed to focus on improving the value of advice, rather than focusing solely on the cost, according to a panel....

Almost 45% of respondents in a poll said simpler advice definitions was the best way to attain affordable and accessible advice while 35% said reducing regulatory require...

Charles Smith, former MLC Wealth business growth manager, has been appointed national recruitment manager....