Advisers who have failed the FASEA exam at least twice will have a limited opportunity to sit it one more time in 2022 under new Government rules....

The Government’s limited one-time extension for certain existing advisers to pass the exam will have until 30 September, 2022. ...

The additional Australian financial services licence conditions imposed on Societe Generale Securities Australia a year ago have been removed from 3 June, 2021. ...

While a fiscally fueled expansion looks likely this year, it's uneven across regions. Franklin Templeton's specialist investment teams weigh in on the implications across...

Positive economic signals mean State Street Global Advisors is the “most optimistic” it has been in years but is worried the market is now more vulnerable to shocks....

Five years on from the UK’s historic Brexit vote, its economy is lagging behind that of Europe despite outperforming in the five years prior....

Two funds focused on natural resources have returned more than double the best-performing Australian equity fund....

Emerging market debt offers value opportunity after Q1 volatility, according to Eaton Vance. ...

After a difficult period, funds under management at K2 Asset Management have risen from under $100 million in 2019 to over $1 billion thanks to a successful turnaround st...

Adviser take-up of exchange traded funds saw a drastic increase in 2020, and as more exchange traded managed funds hit the market, it could present more opportunities for...

Another FASEA exam in 2022 will remove “great uncertainty” if advisers need to re-take the exam in November, according to the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Associat...

Registrations close today for the July exam but sitting next month would give advisers the opportunity to sit again in 2022 if they fail. ...

The introduction of the single disciplinary body as part of the Better Advice Bill will lift standards as it will be individual advisers who have to register themselves a...

Industry associations have welcomed the one-off exam measure but would have liked the extension to have included those who had experienced significant events that had pre...

The data from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission showed that the number of advisers dropped this week by 112 to 19,631. ...

Michael Hirst, former chief executive of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, has been appointed as an independent, non-executive director to the AMP Limited board, effective from ...

Outsider thought he already heard about the strangest rebrand of 2021 when he read about Standard Life Aberdeen rebranding as ‘Abrdn’ earlier this year. ...

Outsider was left feeling perplexed when he sat next to an AMP employee at a recent conference after his seat companion laughed at the idea that inappropriate behaviour w...

As a man of a certain age, Outsider might be forgiven for not being keen to celebrate his birthday when it rolls around each year. ...

Platform providers need to consider how they can best work together with advice practices to help them run smarter businesses, Edwina Maloney writes....