The Australian market’s current risk management offering is a poor fit for the real threats facing local businesses, most of which are “uninsurable”....

Suicide and total and permanent disablement (TPD) claims have totalled almost $350 million over a five year period between 2007 and 2011. ...

Alternative investments, like hedge funds, can be seamlessly blended into portfolios, but the trick is to remember they are not an asset class in their own right, Andrew ...

With regulatory change shining a spotlight on fees, platform providers are under increased pressure to justify their value. Perhaps innovation is the key to retaining adv...

In an increasingly competitive advice space, planners could benefit from ditching benchmarks in favour of goals-based investment, Craig Keary writes. ...

ASIC has flagged a crack-down on breach reporting with particular emphasis on high risk licensees with poor cultures....

Platform operators have complied with new regulations but more still needs to be done in managing conflicts and disclosing hidden fees....

Australian asset owners are tossing and turning at night as they try to keep up with and meet regulations of all sorts, BNP Paribas said....

Governments should think about increasing the uptake of income stream products including bringing in sensible default options for retirees, the Actuaries Institute said....

Centrepoint Alliance has posted an $11 million turn around in after tax profit in the last 12 months driven by good results in its advice and insurance funding businesses...

APRA uses draft guidance to tell the banks, AMP Limited, Macquarie, Suncorp and Challenger that operational separation is not an option for avoiding losses....

Financial advisers have been encouraged to tackle diversifiable and systematic risk simultaneously to meet the needs of a growing base of retirees seeking advice. ...

PIS has completed a monitoring program with ASIC stating the group had made significant improvements in compliance and audit functions...

The standard of retirement income products needs to be lifted to that of SMSFs to fit in with a well-working retirement system...