There needs to be careful consideration on whether Treasury has the skill set and expertise to perform the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority functions and ...

Current environmental, social and governance funds that only screen out negative industries and are heavy on technology have “hamstrung” advisers looking for sustainable ...

More trustees are willing to seek professional advice than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but that has not resulted in physical uptake, according to research from Investme...

The number of advisers has slightly stabilised after a couple of busy weeks at the end of the financial year, with numbers looking more optimistic in the coming weeks, ac...

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has determined that no charges should be brought to AMP Financial Planning for its conduct into the alleged fees-for-no-s...

Draft legislation for the compensation scheme of last resort and financial accountability regime will be introduced, as well as a report from the corporate regulator on t...

The exchange traded fund provider has added Wilson O’Fee and William Taylor to its sales and portfolio management teams....

As the Reserve Bank of Australia vows to hold off extending bond yields beyond 0.10% after April 2024, First Sentier believes an earlier move cannot be ruled out....

Setting a target retirement date is no longer the most effective way to plan for retirement savings, according to American Century, as more people take a ‘phased retireme...

There is a “seismic shift” among industry super funds to focus on carbon reporting, according to Research Affiliates, as Australia wakes up to it lagging behind the rest ...

While 96% of grandfathered conflicted remuneration arrangements have been terminated by the start of 2021, eight product issuers still have grandfathered benefits on 46 p...

The roles of the adviser and licensee may need to be more clearly defined for the individual adviser registration regime to properly function. ...

There needs to be a better recognition of previous study undertaken by financial planners, and in particular continuing professional development studies, according to the...

Former First State Super chief executive and Order of Australia recipient, Michael Dwyer, has been appointed as chair of Bennelong Funds Management Group and Bennelong Fu...

Catherine Kovacs will serve as a member of the audit, risk and compliance committee on the platform provider’s board....

The application follows an investigation by the corporate regulator after concerns unlicensed financial services were being conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic when mo...

Pengana Capital has appointed a second manager to its High Conviction Equities fund. ...

The platform provider has appointed Darren Stevens to the newly-created role where he will lead strategic product development initiatives....

A draft amendment will look to facilitate incorporation of course approvals into the legislative instrument. ...

Stuart Dear has been promoted to lead the fixed income team and will be responsible for $6 billion in funds under management....