AMP's Steve Helmich explains what it means to be a professional financial planner and the value of professionalism for planners and their clients....
Australian investors remain pessimistic about the prospect of full market recovery, with their concern levels rising while return expectations are decreasing....
Specialist investment manager Omega Global Investors has produced new research supporting its global bond fund product....
Select Asset Management's Dominic McCormick suspects the recent decline in currency volatility is the calm before a much bigger storm – with significant implications for ...
Funds manager Vanguard Investments has announced that it intends publishing quarterly portfolio holdings for all of its funds from this month onwards....
Australian investors may have built up a so-called "wall of cash" as they cling to safety in volatile times, but new research conducted by Wealth Insights suggests planne...
Financial services training provider RG 146 entered administration in August but is trying to trade out of trouble....
A social media platform aimed at raising awareness about climate risk and 'short-termism' in the global financial system was launched over the weekend in New York....
Superannuation reforms should centre around achieving adequate retirement savings for the majority of Australians and not short-term budget objectives, according to ASFA ...
Investor sentiment has hit its highest level in 15 months, though it remains in negative territory, according to CoreData's quarterly Investor Sentiment Index....
New data released by AMP Limited has confirmed the adverse impact of the Federal Government having lowered superannuation concessional contribution caps....
The prolonged lull in investments markets, coupled with the pressure to comply with the new regulatory regime, is taking its toll on some planners' mental health....
The platform market suffered yet another fall over the last year, with net fund flows reaching their lowest levels in 10 years....
With Baby Boomers starting to enter retirement, there is a growing realisation that retirement incomes products are insufficient and in need of an overhaul....
A review of ASIC's GFC short-selling ban has identified the benefits and the costs - and the fact the regulator would likely do it again....
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,...