Diverger has confirmed a rival bidder has put forward a competing proposal for acquisition, though Count continues to be the frontrunner in the eyes of the board. ...

Pinnacle has reported challenges in the domestic retail and institutional market where it is expending resources to ensure it is ready for a market recovery....

Australia’s fund management industry has grown significantly to $4.3 trillion in FUM, however complex regulatory policy prevents the nation from properly competing with i...

Regal Partners has confirmed in an ASX statement that it is in discussion to potentially acquire PM Capital, a month after the firm pulled its bid to acquire Pacific Curr...

A new digital platform has launched, which connects financial advisers with clients needing urgent support about matters such as divorce and adoption, as well as other pr...

Gai McGrath, chair of BT Funds Management, has been appointed non-executive director at Insignia Financial and is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2024....

Servicing younger clients focused on accumulating wealth, who are often turned away by other advisers, is an integral part of new Melbourne financial advice practice Bold...

Membership of the FAAA declined by 11.7 per cent in the last financial year, according to its 2023 annual report, three times faster than the overall decline in adviser n...

AMP has reached the next stage in the sale of its real estate and infrastructure business to Dexus, but it remains yet to be completed 18 months after entering into agree...

ASIC has indicated its disappointment that “little improvement” has been made on the reportable situation regime but financial advice breaches have declined over the year...

The digital financial advice platform has reported strong growth over the past six months, driven by a surge in customers and the growing demand for advice. ...

Three months since it was first announced, the firms have confirmed the proposed merger of the Cromwell Direct Property Fund and the Australian Unity Diversified Property...

A quarter of fund managers surveyed by Frontier have named the move towards internalisation by super funds as the biggest challenge to their business as they seek to reta...

The chief executives of AMP and Insignia have shared their thoughts on how regulatory and technological developments can help a largely underserved “middle Australian” po...

An advice association has called for the financial adviser exam to be scrapped, arguing it has served its purpose and is an unnecessary expense....

As women assume leadership roles, it is essential for them to scale their impact by mobilising team members to create value for their organisation, according to an REA ex...

Global funds network Calastone has appointed a new head of Australia and New Zealand as Teresa Walker departs the firm. ...

Investment platform DomaCom has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with super advice technology platform Super Fierce to offer residential property in...

Advisers who joined the newly merged Financial Advice Association of Australia have risen 30 per cent from initially reported figures and now surpass 10,000 after it repo...

If all the 1,851 complaints of losses made to AFCA about Dixon Advisory were paid out, it would total $357 million, the organisation said, but it is yet to issue any form...