The new Financial Accountability Regime between APRA and ASIC will have clearly defined roles to avoid duplicate reporting to multiple agencies....

Small licensees are further expected to close in the coming weeks with the number of advisers expected to reach between 15,000 and 16,000 this year, according to Wealth D...

The Retirement Income Covenant is doomed to fail if there are a lack of advisers in the industry to convince consumers’ of its worth. ...

There needs to be mechanisms in place to encourage Australians to understand investment risks they are taking and to consider other forms of protection, industry associat...

Last year was a bumper year for initial public offerings (IPOs) as the volume of activity increased by 68% in the second half of the year....

The US Federal Reserve looks set to start raising interest rates in the coming months, but investors could be unprepared for the effect this might have on markets....

Plato Investment Management has launched a net zero global equities fund that utilises an active extension long/short strategy targeting high carbon emitting listed compa...

Many families are ill-equipped to handle estates after a loved one has died but there are four steps for advisers to smooth the process, according to Australian Executor ...

Pushing matters such as superannuation for housing detracted the Government from serious financial issues during the pandemic, according to Stephen Jones. ...

Extending the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort to wholesale investors could open up ‘gaming’ of the system by those who could afford court costs, according to the Stock...

Senior executives should face civil penalties of up to $1 million if they breach the Financial Accountability Regime, according to consumer advocacy group CHOICE....

Centuria Capital Group has announced FY22 earnings guidance upgrade as its assets under management hit $20.2 billion in HY22....

A merger between global equity fund manager VGI Partners and Regal Funds Management is expected to go ahead, subject to each business completing confirmatory due diligenc...

The resolution to approve the scheme of arrangement under which HUB24 will acquire all shares in Class has been approved by Class shareholders....

Retirees should be able to sleep easy at night knowing their sharemarket-exposed capital is protected against market falls. Their confidence shouldn’t go up or down on th...

Charter Hall, alongside Dutch pension fund PGGM, has issued a non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire real estate investment manager Irongate Group....

While China’s regulatory reforms have shaken confidence among many investors, the compelling nature of some of China’s high-quality, innovative growth businesses should r...

Ignition Advice has highlighted the importance of digital advice adoption if the advice industry wants to address the advice gap and deliver on the Quality of Advice Revi...

The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort needs to include managed investment schemes, funeral insurance policies and debt management firms for the Government to fulfil its ...

Centrepoint Alliance has thrown its weight behind introducing short and succinct Letters of Advice instead of lengthy Statement of Advice documents, as they would free up...