ASIC has seen a 20% rise in the number of investment scam reports during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared the same timeframe last year....

The residential, industrial and office sectors have been the most resilient in the wake of COVID-19, according to First Sentier Investors....

Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has described 2020 as a ‘year to forget’ for Australia as the unemployment rate reaches a 19-year high....

Challenger is looking to strengthen its capital position by backing investment grade fixed income opportunities to help withstand further market volatility....

Industry Super Australia has backed the Australian Taxation Office’s promised crack-down on the misuse of early release superannuation, particularly with respect to tax m...

Nearly 80% of current and prospective retirees failed to get any financial advice during the recent market crash, and one-in-five believe advice is only “for the rich” ac...

New analysis from Frontier Investment Consulting suggests that the volatility generated by COVID-19 has raised real questions about the Australian Prudential Regulation A...

A decision to significantly increase the healthcare weighting in expectation of COVID-19 treatments has paid off for the Pengana High Conviction Equities fund....

The financial services bodies have welcomed the extension of the FASEA exam and education standards, which now have the deadline of 1 January, 2022, and 1 January, 2026, ...

The firm’s revenue had fallen by over 15% in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

As many as one-in-six small-to-medium sized enterprises could close as a result of the economic downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ruthven Institute....

Superannuation funds were hit hard in February and March and since then had two strong months with the median balanced superannuation fund rising 2.1% in May on the back ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced it has registered an amending instrument to specify an end date for three COVID-19 related instruments....

In the second part of his look at client reviews, Astute Wheel’s Hans Egger outlines the steps which should be taken in the actual client review....