With 4.2 financial advice firms expected to fail per year, what type of problems can occur that could cause a licensee or micro-AFSL to go under?...

“Even the best pilots can’t control turbulence”, believes Lonsec chief investment officer Nathan Lim, indicating a need for advisers to hold defensive assets in client po...

While fixed income ETFs have lagged behind their equity counterparts, outgoing Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley expects the asset class to underpin ETF growth in the ...

Amundi has detailed its current asset allocation in fixed income, including its weighting to Japan after the Bank of Japan made its first interest rate hike since 2016....

ASIC has appealed the Federal Court’s decision to dismiss proceedings against Finder regarding a crypto-asset product. ...

Findex has announced private equity firm Mercury Capital will acquire a 40 per cent stake in the company from KKR as it seeks to triple in size in the next five years....

JP Morgan Chase chief executive, Jamie Dimon, has stated it aims to eliminate the usage of proxy advisers by the end of 2024 in its asset management arm as he believes it...

The top salaries for financial advisers have risen by more than a third in the past year in one state, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters....

Insignia Financial’s chief risk officer sheds light why the “multidimensional” risks of operating a financial advice licensee requires a holistic and curious approach....

The Federal Court has issued a seven-figure penalty against Lanterne Fund Services, a wholesale licensee which operated as a ‘licensee for hire’. ...

In this episode of Relative Return, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic speaks with Riley James, founder and chief executive of fintech SuperAPI, about creating a superannuation ...

Advised money is the largest source of net ETF flows this year to date, according to Betashares’ estimates, underlining significant adviser demand for these solutions. ...

Schroders Australia, ClearBridge and GAM have all made new hires in their distribution teams, focusing on wealth and financial advisers. ...

Ahead of the Responsible Investment Association Australia annual conference in May, Zenith Investment Partners' Dugald Higgins shares his thoughts on the evolving sector ...

Fortnum Private Wealth CEO, Neil Younger, says scale is becoming a necessity rather than a benefit for financial advice licensees as it focuses on organic growth via lice...

Two of Australia’s largest financial advice licensees, Count Financial and AMP Group, have each lost five advisers this week, while Sequoia has “bounced back” after recen...

The super and investment fund has added a spot bitcoin ETF from BlackRock to the CFS Edge platform, allowing advisers access to crypto assets....

The financial and sustainability impact of companies’ actions is likely to shape asset managers’ voting records as advisers seek funds for their clients who act to invest...

AFCA has confirmed that Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Solutions has extended its membership, allowing victims to continue to make complaints....

Real estate fund manager Centuria Capital has appointed multiple senior roles, including a newly created chief investment officer position. ...