As the election campaign heats up, the Opposition is positioning itself as the defender of the interests of small-business financial advisers amid regulatory upheaval - b...
The average Australian active fund manager failed to outperform the index after fees over the past financial year....
The latest research from AAG paints the picture of a sector on its knees, with investor numbers, projects on offer and funds raised all significantly down compared to the...
The Sydney law firm bringing a class action against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of Storm Financial clients has asserted the bank is trying to exclude it ...
Retirees have been given a 50 per cent reduction in the minimum drawdown amounts for account-based, allocated and market-linked pensions for the 2010-11 financial year, w...
Van Eyk Research chief executive Mark Thomas believes the low-cost, low-risk and limited advice model some investors are now embracing is a 'pup' model that will ultimate...
ING-owned dealer group RI Advice Group has restricted the number of insurers on its Approved Product List to six preferred insurers....
BT-owned dealer groups Securitor and Magnitude are among the latest to formalise a relationship with a mortgage broker as they seek to expand their potential revenue stre...
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has launched a new professional designation for the financial services industry, one that could test the relevanc...
Stress levels in the financial advice industry are rising as structural changes take place, according to Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin. ...
AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....
A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...
The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....
trustees are already requesting such confirmations when advisory fees (even via fixed term agreements) are deducted from...
CSLR should be broken down into 2 sub sectors, one for product manufacturers and one for financial advisers. Product ma...
We must stand up and show our opposition to both the ASIC Levy and CSLR as they both contribute to the high cost of advi...