Diverger has acquired licensee support business AFSL Compliance to expand its client base of self-licensed firms....

As the festive season approaches, now is a great time to start important family dialogues about support and care needs for ageing relatives, writes Jenneke Mills....

A survey of over 2,000 Australians found the majority were worried about the impact of economic uncertainty on their household budgets but 70% think advice would help....

Outsourcing specialist advice and using the term 'later years' are among ways that advisers can redefine their retirement service with aged care, according to a panel....

High net worth investors have decreased to 625,000 in 2022, according to a financial research firm, but their total assets have increased to $2.8 trillion....

There are concerns regarding registrations on the Financial Advisers Register as smaller licensees close with backdated resignation dates. ...

Only half of the cost synergies proposed by the Pendal/Perpetual acquisition are likely to be achieved, according to Morningstar, but combined FUM could reach $283 billio...

ASIC has placed interim stop orders on four funds from two companies, taking the number of orders to more than 20 to date under the design and distribution obligations....

Vanguard has received three infringement notices from ASIC over alleged greenwashing regarding overstating investment screens intended to prevent investment in tobacco sa...

The acquisition of Government home equity scheme specialist Pension Boost has seen Household Capital become the largest provider of home equity retirement funding in Aust...

MLC Life Insurance has appointed Catherine Dubé as an independent non-executive director and as chair of the board audit committee....

Dealer group Spark Financial has entered into binding terms to become Australia’s first social business dealer group where 100% of its profits will go to charity....

The Financial Services Council has warned it would be unwise for ASIC to be given greater powers in creating financial services legislation and any steps towards this sho...

The Australian economy would see reduced household spending and considerable decreases in corporate earnings during 2023, according to Touchstone. ...

Although China’s strict ‘zero-COVID’ policy has dampened its economic growth, this investment firm argues that long-term investment in China “remains strong”. ...

The “era of easy money” is coming to a close, according to Fidelity, as the risk of a 2023 recession increases and inflation nears its peak....

North, AMP’s investment platform, has announced their new managed portfolio service ‘Buy, Badge, Build’. ...

Lance Oliver will take on the newly-created role of head of sales at Talaria Asset Management....

A Monash University-led report has found women continue to have lower incomes and less superannuation than men, which is negatively affecting their health and wellbeing....

While firms are putting cybersecurity measures in place, there is still a risk a breach could occur if they fail to train staff in the new systems and processes and ensur...