The SMSF Association has claimed the licensing of accountants and the designation of SMSFs as financial products has added $2,000 in fees to the running of a fund....
Spring Financial Group has shifted strategy on its acquisition of Financial Choice but moved to provide dealer group services....
Perpetual Limited has posted a solid full-year result with plenty of help from Perpetual Private....
Data from finder.com.au showed close to half of the population use just one bank for all financial needs....
IRESS has reported a 10 per cent increase in its net profit for the first half of the year thanks to its acquisition of Financial Synergy....
MFS Investment Management is offering a blended research strategy trust for the first time to the retail market. ...
The AFA has seriously questioned the value of ASIC’s oversight of codes of conduct, noting that the FOFA ‘opt-in’ code took years and is the only one in existence....
There are significant active management investment opportunities thanks to the increasing flow of passive index funds and ETFs, Greencape Capital believes....
Magellan Global Equity Fund has experienced the sector’s lowest drawdowns over multiple periods thanks to its 0.8 volatility risk cap....
A National Australia Bank survey showed super funds have changed their approach to currency risk management to adapt to the growing market....
Smart beta came into play around 50 years ago when advisers looked for an alternative to the market cap-based indices approach. Since then, technology and industry compet...
Despite the fact that smart and alternative beta strategies have been around for 50 years, experts have said advisers and fund managers were still unclear on the differen...
The majority of Australians have not seen a financial adviser despite mounting concerns about their retirement as they feel it is only for the wealthy....
Over the past seven years, the average AMI Mixed Asset Aggressive fund has delivered a higher return than the S&P ASX 300 without giving investors a bumpier ride than the...
AIA Group has reported strong results in the first half of 2017, including the company’s continued positive performance in Australia and New Zealand....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...