The prudential regulator has finalised revisions to requirements and guidance for insurance in superannuation, fulfilling two Royal Commission recommendations....
The corporate regulator’s product intervention powers would not have provided a faster solution but its design and distribution obligations could have led to a stop order...
The ability of companies to embrace technology will be a key decider about whether they are a future winner or loser, according to Jennison Associates....
The options in the market for managed accounts are helping provide accessible options for advisers who need to achieve scale, according to abrdn....
Link Group will provide due diligence for Carlyle so that it can develop a revised proposal that is not subject to further due diligence....
Women under 25 years remain the hardest hit from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour force, according to Financy Women’s Index....
The 2021 calendar year to date has shown robust growth suggesting funds are likely to record another year of healthy returns, according to SuperRatings. ...
CHOICE is calling for an industry-funded compensation scheme of last resort to include investment managers, as cases such as the Sterling Group collapse has caused homele...
As more advisers go independent following the Royal Commission, Kon Costas has broken away from BT Practice Principal’s Community to form his own self-licensed adviser se...
Changes to privacy permissions has forced Forager Funds Management to look closely at its social media holdings, particularly with Twitter which has struggled to reach it...
The Government is making scapegoats out of the advice industry even though it is not responsible for product failures or the vast majority of financial complaints, accord...
How the industry adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic is proof technology is not changing the role of advisers, according to TAL....
‘Novelty’ financial products are unlikely to see a higher regulatory scrutiny in the future as it is too hard to determine what that definition covers, according to the A...
The corporate regulator has filed a contempt application in Federal Court against James Mawhinney, the director of companies in the Mayfair 101 group....
Allan Gray sister firm, Orbis Australia has appointed Jenny Josling as its chair who will move from her role as managing director after almost 15 years at the helm....
In a response to the ongoing talent management challenges, CountPlus has announced its partnership with Melbourne Business School....
EISS Super will need to implement a strategy to merge with a larger, better performing fund under the regulator’s new license conditions....
The two roles covered managing director of real estate and head of real estate investment, based in Sydney....
With only 27% of payments being conducted with cash in Australia, this is leading to a “fertile ecosystem” for fintech companies in the payments space. ...
Responsible investing in assets that are already built and operating does not de-risk portfolios as investors get the most returns and impact out of new asset creation, a...
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?...