Artificial intelligence is not ready to replace high-level human decision making and the industry is being hampered by data commercialisation, according to a panel....

A lack of female talent in financial services has been cited as an inhibitor to gender diverse businesses, while jobs exploring responsible investing were seeing more int...

After a strong decade of returns despite a low-rate environment, returns in the superannuation industry are unlikely to be as strong, according to a panel of industry sup...

Almost all adviser groups experienced adviser losses in 2021 except small self-licensed advisers which has been the “one area of growth”, according to Wealth Data....

Since the acquisition of MLC, the firm has focused on organisational design which has resulted in its chief information officer leaving IOOF....

The three automatically-rebalancing separately managed accounts targeted different growth profiles....

Investors are being warned many companies in thematics such as electric vehicles or battery storage are still in the “hype” phase and may be unprofitable in later years. ...

Rising demand from institutional investors for private equity, private credit infrastructure and real estate is growing at 10% a year, according to Morrison and Co....

It’s time for investors to think about how a collapse in the cost of capital has masked true delinquency rates in asset markets, according to Wentworth Williamson....

Substance to certain media stories regarding company culture has meant investment firms will have to be more proactive over how they identify cultural risks, according to...

Like with online dating, advisers need to differentiate themselves to attract their chosen target market and avoid being judged only on fees, according to an adviser....

The average initial fee charged by planners who had identified their target market was 57% higher than at those firms which worked with all types of clients....

Clients of a financial adviser being investigated by the corporate regulator for contravening the law were still being put into Diversa products while the investigation w...

Financial Services Council superannuation and life insurance members will be prohibited from the use of exclusions and restrictive disability definitions because a super ...

Iress has expanded its partnership with Perennial Value Management by supporting Perennial’s global managed fund Daintree Hybrid Opportunities Fund through a dual access ...

Capital concentration and common ownership has been monitored as an issue for years by Treasury, but it has seen no reason to push for any regulation....

Montaka Global Investments is retaining its exposure to Facebook as it believes the investment case for the company is “drastically compelling” despite the negative press...

The Financial Services Council has detailed its reasoning behind making confidential submissions to Treasury on the issue of proxy voting....

With some superannuation funds projected to grow by 200% to 300% by 2030, super funds will need to address key challenges in their investment governance arrangements, acc...

The Financial Services Council has created a blueprint for a simplified financial advice regulatory framework that claims it could reduce advice costs to $3,466 and save ...