The Treasury has opened a consultation on the final policy design of corporate climate-related financial disclosure requirements, outlining what companies and super funds...

A proposal for ASIC criminal trials to be introduced to the Federal Court has received backlash from the Law Council of Australia, which argues the judges lack sufficient...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission may have approved Bitcoin ETFs, but financial advisers in Australia will still face restrictions on advising on them....

Ushering in a new chapter of growth, the Australian investment platform has announced a key internal appointment as its founder Matt Leibowitz transitions to the role of ...

Multiple asset managers including Fidelity and VanEck will now be able to list and trade their spot bitcoin ETFs following the approval of the vehicle by the US Securitie...

BlackRock has acquired Global Infrastructure Partners in an $18.6 billion deal while a series of people moves has seen head of Australasia, Andrew Landman, promoted to de...

The excessive levels of cash held in money market funds is poised to fuel a significant rally in risk assets this year, according to Principal Asset Management, but it wi...

Two fund managers have identified artificial intelligence and machine learning as trends they are embracing for 2024 which could greatly reward the market leaders....

The FSC and SIAA have recommended against major changes to the income or product values for the sophisticated investor test, despite a spike in eligible investors, as the...

Hundreds of AFSLs with retail authorisation must now report internal dispute resolution to ASIC by 29 February as the final tranche of the regime’s implementation kicks i...

Research house Zenith Investment Partners has appointed a managed accounts expert from Colonial First State to a newly created product role....

Betashares has shared which funds and asset class saw the highest volume of ETF inflows in 2023 as it forecasts funds under management could reach $220 billion this year....

The transitional board of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort has appointed former UniSuper chief executive Kevin O’Sullivan, as a former AFCA director steps down....

Advisers could find themselves facing a larger bill this year if they receive an investments and advice complaint as AFCA updates its monetary rules and compensation cap ...

A transition of Insignia Financial’s private label to HUB24 has helped the firm’s quarterly platform inflows and number of advisers using the platform....

Adviser numbers are off to a good start for 2024 with double-digit gains for the first two weeks of the year, according to Wealth Data....

Licensee switching by advisers has led Praemium to report $334 million in net outflows in the December quarter on its ultra-high net worth platform Powerwrap with the rat...

Almost 6,000 financial advisers have just two weeks to register with ASIC if they wish to continue to provide advice with the FAAA warning “a lot is at stake” if they rem...

Three investment managers are among the first 12 Australian organisations to state they intend to start making disclosures aligned with the global Taskforce on Nature-rel...

With several financial services firms looking to implement AI into their business, the federal government is examining introducing mandatory guardrails to ensure it can b...