Financial advisers relying on risk commissions should consider moving to fee based advice, with the Life Insurance Framework set to hit commission based cashflow for at l...
Pension transfers from the UK may re-open to a limited group of people with the admission of one new fund, a SMSF vehicle, to the register of approved schemes....
The Association of Financial Advisers claims critics of its handling of the LIF outcome need to appreciate the political realities....
ISA will continue to push back against banks moving into the default super fund space with an advertising campaign urging employers to not pick banks for default funds....
IOOF has made changes to its research division and will implement changes around breach reporting but claims there were not serious breakdowns in its internal systems....
Predatory legal claims around TPD insurance should be rejected, with many jumping the gun and easily able to be defeated, according to a lawyer working in the insurance a...
Factor investing will continue to attract investors disappointed in active and passive investments but blended strategies may also expose investors to risks....
Quantitative investing is likely to return to investor’s portfolios as they seek more uncorrelated investment options and move past seeing the strategy as a ‘black box’ a...
Boutique manager, Pengana, signs distribution deal with US manager to boost international equities offerings....
Betashares has expanded its exchange traded funds suite with the addition of two currency hedged funds focusing on returns from US equity exposures....
A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...
Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....
The FSCP has announced its latest verdict, suspending an adviser’s registration for failing to comply with his obligations when providing advice to three clients....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...