Super funds’ asset allocation is a more influential element on their performance than their size or scale, research by Frontier Investment Consulting concludes....

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended its ban on brokers offering binary options to retail traders until October 2031....

Some 25% of financial advisers think they will be leaving the industry during the coming five years, research by Investment Trends finds....

Scientific Beta has unveiled plans to expand into Australia and New Zealand with new offices and local hires....

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, taking the cash rate target up to 2.35%....

Fund management house Magellan Financial Group has reported further significant outflows, after another $1.3bn was redeemed from its strategies in August....

One in two employees say they are likely to seek financial advice in the next 12 months, according to AMP, as financial stress has doubled in the past two years....

JANA has appointed Georgina Dudley as its chief executive following the decision by Jim Lamborn to step back from the role after seven years....

Improved client education has helped managed accounts to grow to $135.8 billion, according to the Institute of Managed Account Professionals, a rise of 22% in a year....

The valuations of growth stocks have adjusted significantly in the past few months, writes Raj Shant, and are well positioned to withstand the slowdown....

BetaShares expects to launch a NASDAQ 100 Yield Maximiser ETF later this month, its third yield maximiser fund offering....

Count Financial has become the first licensee to introduce DIY Advice technology from Padua Solutions to reduce time spent by advisers on producing Records of Advice....

Organisations have welcomed the introduction of legislation for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort but raised questions why managed investment schemes were excluded....

Following member consultation, the Financial Planning Association of Australia has removed 20,000 from its code of conduct and moved to a principles-based Professional Co...

Some 18 funds with $1.4 billion in assets under management have voluntarily amended their marketing materials after a surveillance operation by the regulator....

The number of advisers has grown this week, ending six consecutive weeks of adviser losses, while there were record numbers of provisional advisers joining the industry....

The largest headwind to the global economy is the threat of recession in the US, according to abrdn, and is a threat that is looking increasingly likely....

Platinum has reported outflows of almost $100 million in August as markets struggled and co-founder Kerr Neilson announced his departure, compared to inflows of $22 milli...

The industry has paid tributes to Queen Elizabeth II who died after 70 years as monarch....

Index ETFs are heading for a crash in the future, according to Wealth Within, as there will be a snowball effect of investors moving into these assets while they seek bet...