The retail managed funds sector has grown 4.5 per cent in the March quarter; however the “sell in May and go away” syndrome may plague Australian markets later this year....

Inflows into risk insurance products continued to climb after a strong 2012, with inflows into individual risk lump sum and income products and group risk products increa...

As advisers become increasingly time-poor, multi-manager funds seem to have emerged as an ‘all-in-one’ solution they need for their clients. But as Benjamin Levy reports,...

New AMP data points to older workers staying in workforce longer and losing some focus on their super....

More people are working past retirement age and concessional contributions have dropped among older workers, placing unwanted pressure on the superannuation outcomes of m...

The gatekeeper role that platforms play in determining which investments are easily available presents a huge challenge for the direct property sector....

Newly appointed AMP SMSF executive Peter Burgess explains that assessing suitability and explaining risks is the key to good SMSF advice....

AMP has introduced big changes to its insurance range in response to the changing way advisers do business....

Self-managed super fund trustees have shied away from cash due to falling interest rates but stayed close to defensive and low-risk assets, shifting funds into fixed inte...

AMP has driven solid cashflows out of its platform acquisitions, but planning firm flows prove patchy....

AMP Capital is investing significant resources in developing products specifically for SMSFs and is currently looking to recruit an executive to focus on this area....

Australian Financial Services ends its run as licence cancelled under voluntary administration....

New white paper points to planning opportunities and a problematic vertically-integrated model....

Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....