Being too slow to process an investment change is an example of bad governance, according to a superannuation panel, and one fund could have missed $90 million in returns...
The corporate watchdog has said there was an outstanding amount of $2.4 million unpaid by the financial advice sector on its total regulatory cost of $59.59 million durin...
The corporate regulator intends to monitor members from underperforming super funds from being swayed into an untested fund that is in reality performing worse, however i...
A reduction in Chinese exposure has led Magellan to make its first investment into Amazon after watching it closely for a long time....
The prudential regulator is open to improving the system, particularly as it expects to include Choice products next year, but it wants to keep it simple for consumers....
The corporate regulator is reviewing select finfluencers to understand their business models and how the financial services laws apply to their activity....
The corporate regulator will act if it sees false, misleading or deceptive conduct in member disclosures of all super funds – not just those that failed the performance t...
The corporate watchdog has said there was an outstanding amount of $2.4 million unpaid by the financial advice sector on its total regulatory cost of $59.59 million durin...
Mark Lazberger, former chief executive of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, has been elected chair of the CFA Institute board of governors....
Individuals who withdrew money from their superannuation under the early release of super scheme can now re-contribute without it counting towards their non-concessional ...
Investors should not underestimate the speed and magnitude of an upturn, with commercial office vacancy rates expected to drop sharply in the next two years across Austra...
ETF Securities has launched its latest thematic exchange traded fund dedicated to semiconductors, a niche area with only four other ETFs holding exposure to the sector....
In partnership with the Financial Planning Association, 10 scholarships will be awarded to students that identify as female....
Responsible funds are outperforming in the international share and multi-sector growth but less so in Australian equities, according to a report....
Product issuers and distributors need to be careful with what incentives apply to distributors who sell products to those target customers, according to EY....
The legislation will improve visibility of superannuation assets in family law proceedings, allowing the Australian Taxation Office to release super information in family...
The funds that failed the performance test need to figure out their options by the end of the year and most funds will likely not recover. ...
How much money is made is more important than how it is made, according to AustralianSuper chief investment officer, Mark Delaney, as many superannuation funds struggle t...
Only 39% of those who were resat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s exam in July passed it, compared to the overall pass rate of 60%, according to Wea...
Maybe it was the groundhog-like nature of lockdown getting the better of him or maybe there was some dust in his eye, but Outsider felt oddly emotional watching the lates...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...