Pre COVID-19 levels of economic activity are unlikely to be reached until mid-2021 and the path to recovery will not be smooth sailing, according to Aviva Investors. ...

Investors have returned to Chinese equities with the top-performing fund in Australia returning 27.9% since the start of the year. ...

Over $15.1 billion worth of home loans were refinanced in May, as more Australians are refinancing than ever before....

A ratings downgrade generated by the sale of AMP Life has seen the company defending the strength of its balance sheet....

The recent changes to MLC’s financial planning licensee arrangements have persuaded some advisers to look at their options....

Advisers recommending in-house managed account products to clients could be subject to scrutiny on whether it is a conflict of interest, according to The Fold. ...

Former ANZ chief financial officer, wealth, Michael Rowland has been appointed as Westpac CFO, commencing later in the year....

Long-serving ME Bank chief executive, James McPhee has resigned just months after the brouhaha over client redraw facilities....

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed a surge in second tranche early release applications, with many members lining up for a second dip. ...

A new bill before parliament, which would require large businesses to publish policies on payment times, will help protect small business cashflows, according to the Inst...

A Nike swoosh-like recovery is more likely to replace a V-shaped bounce back scenario, according to Janet Yellen, former Chair of the US Federal Reserve and an adviser to...

COVID-19 has forced Asia Pacific real estate investors to reallocate from Australia and Japan towards China and South Korea, according to a not-for-profit investors’ asso...

Investors need to rethink their ideas towards investing for total return as the outlook for dividends remains troubled, according to Ophir Asset Management. ...

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....