Disability income product clients are choosing to hang on to existing policies at a higher rate than previously, according to DEXX&R....

Total and permanent disability products are next on the list for insurers to look at to ensure they do not become unsustainable like income protection....

Guilherme Lima will develop strategies for BlackRock’s offerings to address the needs of wealth clients throughout Asia Pacific. ...

The Federal Court has ordered Colonial First State Investments Limited to pay a penalty of $20 million for misleading communications with members. ...

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has broadened the corporate regulator’s decision to ban Spectrum Wealth director, Mark Schroeder, from providing financial services....

One of the key problems for Australia’s superannuation system is the need for systemic change to reduce the gender pension gap, with a new Mercer study revealing what nee...

The Australian industrial and logistics markets will see heavy capital flowing in and strong demand will continue....

Investors looking for opportunities in global markets need to pay attention to the post-COVID shift from globalisation to regionalisation, as countries take steps to secu...

The claim admittance rate for advice individuals for disability income insurance was at 95% compared to 89% for non-advised clients, according to data from the prudential...

Research conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has found advisers played a crucial role in crisis intervention, according to Griffith Business School....

The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals is “cynical” of the Financial Services Councils’ recommendations and believe there are flaws....

Retirees could be more confident if advisers use more complex strategies such as an individual asset liability model as more precision would have gone into the constructi...

Due to the level of personal information required for investment and superannuation advice, general advice only works for risk advice, while the corporate regulator confi...

CountPlus has announced the acquisition of Accurium from Challenger to expand its core service delivery to accounting firms and self-managed super funds. ...

Tim Helyar has been appointed head of Australia, while Singapore-based Kevin Hardy has been appointed as head of Singapore and Southeast Asia....

The corporate regulator has banned Melbourne-based financial adviser Ashok Sherwal from providing financial services for six years after giving inappropriate advice for h...

A global pandemic represents a real challenge for those giving advice around retirement incomes, but there are plenty of strategy sign posts available...

In rising inflation, investors should hold properties that are inflation linked, have higher yields, shorter lease terms where rents are at or below market levels, and te...

The Quality of Advice review presents the opportunity to reset the course for how financial advice is regulated and how it is delivered, according to AMP Advice....

The SMSF Association have given its full support to the Financial Services Council’s ‘White Paper on Financial Advice’, saying it will help to deliver cost savings and pr...