An emerging debate has looked at whether self-licensed firms should be differentiated by virtue of their scale compared to institutional licensees and dealer groups when ...

A “priority hotline” between professional associations and ASIC, as suggested by the Financial Advice Association of Australia, would damage the regulator’s independence,...

A Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has called for systemic change to provide more funding to start-ups founded by women....

In a letter addressed to Minister Stephen Jones, Senator Andrew Bragg has asked for a clear timeline for action on addressing super complaints regarding delays in death b...

Global credit has the potential to diversify Australian investment portfolios away from more volatile asset classes and act as an “insulator” against interest rate rises,...

AMP and Commonwealth Bank is among multiple financial services companies left unable to fully function after an Optus outage hit nationwide....

Magellan executive chair Andrew Formica has highlighted the skills the firm will be looking for in its recruitment of a new CEO to replace David George, as he scraps its ...

There are signs the financial advice industry is stabilising as Q3 2023 demonstrated the second-lowest number of exits in five years, according to Adviser Ratings’ quarte...

Centrepoint Alliance has acquired a Brisbane financial advice firm with over $1 billion in funds under advice as part of its strategy to accelerate growth....

Superannuation funds experienced negative performance in October, the third consecutive month that funds have reported losses. ...

In this episode of Relative Return, hosts Charbel Kadib and Laura Dew chat to Adam Alexander, portfolio manager at Schroders, about Australian equities and why separately...

The ASIC funding levy for 2022-23 has been reduced from its original estimates, after criticism that the increase to $3,217 per adviser was too high....

AMP’s investment platform has added a socially responsible fund to its menu following increasing adviser demand for ESG products, alongside six actively managed portfolio...

Magellan has come up against the “first strike” rule of the Corporations Act after more than half of its shareholders rejected its remuneration report....

The investment platform is set to strategically partner with capital markets platform Complii Fintech Solutions, resulting in greater client interaction and cross-referra...

The super trustee has received three infringement notices for allegedly misleading statements on its social media regarding the performance of one of its investment optio...

More than 30 winners were crowned at this year’s Women in Finance Awards, including eight from the broking industry....

While more suited to a specific cohort of investors, alternatives are continuing to see a marked rise this year as an advantageous diversifier generating resilient return...

The firm has tapped Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster to jointly manage client relationships, onboard key partners and oversee the implementation of new clients in a...

Challenger has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its board as well as a strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management....