Colonial First State has appointed Jonathan Armitage as chief investment officer, replacing Scott Tulley who leaves the firm after three decades....
The Financial Services Council has developed a ‘proposed personal advice framework’ where all advice is termed ‘personal advice’, Letters of Advice are introduced and the...
The level of value consumers place on different areas of advice has been laid out in a university study, indicating a disconnect between advisers’ and consumers’ percepti...
Over $2 billion was wiped from managed funds in the second quarter of 2022, with Australian investors negative on every category of equity fund in June, except Australia,...
Twitter’s actions in holding Elon Musk to account “cannot be faulted”, according to Forager, which holds exposure to the stock in its International Shares fund....
Inflows to Australian equity exchange traded funds rose 57% quarter-on-quarter to $1.7 billion in Q2, according to Vanguard, as investors sought familiar domestic names i...
Magellan has terminated its retirement income-focused FuturePay strategy, effective from 20 July, just over a year after launching it....
Netwealth’s joint managing directors and founders, Michael and Matt Heine, are among the top 10 highest-paid ASX 200 chief executives on a realised-pay basis, earning a c...
Organisations have acknowledged advisers’ concern about achieving nine hours of ethics and professionalism CPD, stating it is “quite a challenge” for both parties to meet...
Insight Investment has described how retail investors and their advisers can help to smooth returns and maximise certainty in an uncertain market environment....
Fidelity’s Andrew McCaffery offers a glimpse into the major issues that could move markets over the coming months and how the investment house is positioned for them....
Netwealth’s funds under administration has increased by $8.5 billion to $55.7 billion in the 2022 financial year, according to its June 2022 quarterly update....
The opportunities in markets are less “mouth-watering” than people expect, according to Platinum, which is leading its flagship International fund to hold almost a quarte...
Regulation of crypto assets should be consistent with non-crypto versions, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, in order to protect consumers fro...
The number of financial advisers increased this week due in part to most resignations being filed for the previous financial year and most appointments being filed for th...
Two years since the pandemic shock helped drive global share markets down 30%-40% in the space of weeks, volatility is back....
Investing in best-in-class “pure-play” companies is one way for growth investors to stay ahead of changes in the business and the broader industry....
LGT Crestone has appointed Amanda MacDonald to the role of head of sustainability, joining the firm with over 14 years’ experience in the investment industry with a focus...
NAB Private Wealth and BlackRock have partnered to make exchange traded fund investing more accessible for all Australian investors with a suite of funds....
Vanguard has forecast the probability of recession in major developed markets over the next 12 months, with one region having a 50% chance....
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?...