Deal values for APAC asset and wealth management companies surged 76 per cent in 2024 to almost $100 billion, according to PwC, while three factors are driving growth for...

The widespread use of alternatives could lead to erosion of the very elements that make them alternatives, according to EY, as fund managers make them more palatable to r...

Franklin Templeton is to get rid of its Martin Currie branding and fold them into the wider group under ClearBridge Investments and Franklin Equity Group....

Morningstar research of seven active Australian asset managers has found they are expected to see client redemptions averaging 3.1 per cent of their FUM per annum through...

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has announced he will be retiring at the upcoming federal election....

Magellan has announced a raft of executive changes including the departure of head of investments Gerald Stack after 18 years and a second appointment from Maple-Brown Ab...

Perpetual has released its Q2 fund flows showing a fall back into outflows after a positive Q1, as well as an update on its planned deal with KKR. ...

AFCA has confirmed its chief operating officer, Justin Untersteiner, will be departing the organisation in March to take up a CEO role....

One of the most significant surprises of 2024 was the plan announced by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) to phase out AT1 hybrids issued by banks. ...

Australian advised clients are the most eager among global peers to invest in private markets, according to Hamilton Lane, with their knowledge of the asset class also be...

The industry has reacted to the retirement of Stephen Jones as Minister for Financial Services, recognising his efforts on scams and financial reforms. ...

Melbourne and Perth-based Endeavor Asset Management has added 24 financial advisers to its AFSL this week, with overall industry numbers rising by more than a dozen....

The emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that claims to have built an advanced large language model in just two months for under US$6 mi...

The levy payable by financial advisers for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort has almost quadrupled for FY26 as the government launches a formal review....

FSC chief executive, Blake Briggs, believes the regulatory pendulum has “swung too far” over the last decade when it comes to financial advice, and it is appropriate to r...

Financial services consultancy Assured Support has appointed a new chairman to its advisory board, who previously served as Count’s chair and chief executive of the FPA....

National advice firm Coastal Advice Group has entered a long-term strategic partnership with New York-based Merchant Wealth Partners to accelerate its expansion....

Wealth management technology provider Bravura could be the next potential target for private equity firms, with commentators identifying how CEO Andrew Russell has enacte...

With consumers often unaware of the full extent of underlying costs in operating an advice practice, Adviser Ratings debates whether regulatory charges should be separate...

Contrary to expectations that Dixon Advisory would form the bulk of CSLR compensation, around three-quarters of the sum for FY26 relates to United Global Capital. ...