Lack of confidence in financial institutions has pushed clients towards direct investments, according to new research from Investment Trends....

IG Markets and CMC Markets dominate a growing CFD sector....

New research reveals a dramatic shift away from managed funds towards direct equities and other listed investments, as the effect of increased investor fee aversion and d...

As direct investments become more popular, with ETFs in particular gaining ground, Janine Mace discovers that for many consumers cash is still king....

Research conducted by Investment Trends on behalf of the FPA has found consumers would rather speak to a financial planner than their super fund for advice....

Aviva tops inaugural life insurance benchmarking report but AMP and Macquarie ahead on advice integration....

ETFs finally gaining traction, but few investors seeking financial advice....

With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....

A survey of planners reveals most believe removing commissions will help the industry but not necessarily their own businesses....

High-net-worth (HNW) investors are looking for increased investment opportunities following the global financial crisis (GFC), with exchange traded funds, commodities fun...

As the dust settles on the ACCC's decision to veto NAB's acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, Mike Taylor writes that many have noted the degree to which the regulator's view...

Switching from commissions-based remuneration to flat fees can be a "huge mental shift" for some advisers, but Elixir Consulting managing director Sue Viskovic warns that...

Investment Trends research reveals the industry’s intention to move to asset-based fee-for-service arrangements....

AXA's plans to extend the use of its Wealth.Net platform, which its North product currently sits on, has acted as the catalyst for the ACCC to block a proposed acquisitio...