The life insurance industry’s losses have stemmed mostly from unsustainable income protection products, Jassmyn Goh writes, but will the new products help end bad habits?...

There are three pathways that consumers take when seeking financial advice and firms are exploring how to best access these, writes Oksana Patron....

Research has found advisers are currently unable to cover the cost of producing comprehensive advice despite charging already high fees and the Government needs to create...

The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed the release of the Financial Services Council white paper that proposed recommendations to reduce the cost and time inv...

Talaria Asset Management will launch its Global Equity and Global Equity - Currency Hedged funds as active exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Chi-X Exchange in November....

China is shifting its economic focus away from growth toward four key strategies, each of which will have new implications for the Australian investor, according to an Au...

Despite concerns, the current market environment is better than many think thanks to support from central banks and governments....

With climate events increasing in frequency while having macro impacts on the Australian economy, the risk of divestment is increasing in significance, according to the R...

Investors using social media and chatrooms to conduct market manipulation should assume they are being watched by the regulator, which is paying closer attention to these...

COVID-19 continued to be top of mind for advisers and their clients in the September quarter, according to BT Financial Group....

Greater innovation in the decumulation phase for products, as well as greater access through platforms, are the two areas the retirement income covenant will help improve...

The corporate watchdog secured nearly $190 million in civil penalties during the last financial year and increased civil litigations by 28%....

With risk advisers leaving in droves DEXX&R believes there is opportunity for life insurers to set up their own dealer groups as long as they have an open approved produc...

The 100% acquisition is expected to accelerate HUB24’s platform strategy and consolidate the group’s position as a provider of integrated platforms, technology and data s...

Real Asset Management has appointed Craig Thompson as its new chief technology officer....

UBS Asset Management has announced that Alison Telfer has been appointed country head Australia and New Zealand....

The corporate regulator has sought feedback on a proposal to extend its product intervention order for its contracts for difference for retail clients....

The platform provider is in the due diligence phase of its divestment of its international business and has posted $1.66 billion in net platform inflows for the September...

As advisers exit the industry, My Dealer Services will launch a service to help facilitate the acquisition of client books....

Robo-advice lacks an expansive distribution network and is impossible to scale up to profitability, according to a report from PGIM....