The Government has made a big push to improve financial literacy among consumers, but was it the right approach? Tim Stewart reports....

According to Mercer, if Treasury’s tax expenditure requirements continue to be used to dictate superannuation policy, the security of Australians’ retirement savings coul...

AFA president Michael Nowak is calling for an amnesty on changes to super in next month’s Federal Budget in order to restore consumer confidence in the retirement system....

The number of so-called “traditional” financial planners will decrease, with real growth to be seen in the risk specialist space, says Mercer advice head Jo-Anne Bloch....

Looking back over 20-year periods, hedge fund strategies have largely met investors’ expectations, matching and outperforming global bonds and equities, respectively....

With constant regulatory change impacting on the superannuation sector, financial planners are finding it difficult to focus on clients’ retirement needs, writes Bela Moo...

Former Mercer principal Ross Cartwright has joined MFS Investment Management as head of platforms in Australia as the firm expands its local presence....

Increased regulatory scrutiny faced by research houses from 1 September this year might result in increased costs....

Mercer analysis puts super tax concessions into perspective – and they are not overly generous...

Frontier Advisors has bolstered its consulting team with five new hires. ...

Steve Gibbs has been appointed chairman of Australian Ethical Investments following André Morony's decision to stand down....

The use of retail fund managers by SMSFs has grown over the past three years, according to Plan For Life....

Mercer has criticised the current default superannuation products on offer to Australians and has urged trustees to take a 'lifecycle' approach to default investment stra...

What are the benefits of using a commodity trading adviser (managed futures) fund in a portfolio? What is a reasonable allocation, and where should that allocation come f...