A Griffith University lecturer has suggested a possible way that candidates for the financial adviser exam can seek reasonable adjustments for their sitting....

Challenger is expecting its 2022 financial year net profit before tax to hit the upper end of the $430 million to $480 million guidance range, following life sales jumpin...

Bennelong Funds Management has appointed Mai Platts as account director for NSW and ACT, adding 16 years of experience to the firm, spanning key account, dealer group and...

The Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) may set a benchmark when it comes to what is good practice for retirement strategy without diminishing the value offered by financial...

The introduction of standards has failed to prevent delays when rolling over funds from APRA-regulated funds to self-managed superannuation funds, according to the SMSF A...

Key-man risk is becoming a topical issue for investors who are seeking confirmation their asset managers have succession plans in place. ...

Adviser numbers have fallen sharply for the second week in a row, experiencing a net change of -33, largely driven by licensees closing up shop due to having zero adviser...

Like Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair, Joe Longo, Outsider has difficulty saying the f-word....

Westpac has been ordered to pay penalties of $113 million for compliance failures in banking, superannuation, wealth management and insurance....

Principal Financial Group will launch an inaugural study in September to examine key drivers shaping financial inclusion across the globe, including in Australia....

ETF Securities will launch its spot Bitcoin ETF this week, the first available in Australia....

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has announced two board appointments including former Federal Treasurer and deputy prime minister Wayne Swan....

The risk of a more damaging and lasting inflation episode has risen, according to Aviva Investors, but a stagflation environment of the 1970s is unlikely....

BlackRock has updated its three 2022 investment themes to account for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine....

Prescriptive Professional Year requirements are hampering the advice industry in a time of declining adviser numbers, say two industry associations....

Cboe Australia has announced the introduction of a range of Cboe Australia funds to the HUB24 platform, available from 26 April....

NEOS and MLC Life Insurance have released their Encompass Protection retail life insurance offering designed in response to the increasing cost of providing risk advice....

The number of advisers at Insignia Financial has fallen by 83 but the firm expects departures to stabilise by 1 July, 2022....

David Sharpe will become chair of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, taking over from Marisa Broome who has been chair for over three years....

The solution to the complex and time-consuming Statements of Advice (SoA) lies somewhere between a one-page letter, as prescribed for accountants, and what exists today, ...