An annual systemic risk barometer survey has outlined the most significant threats to the financial services ecosystem in the coming year....
The Government is today releasing a consultation paper on developing an Australian climate risk disclosure framework which could see financial institutions required to pr...
Climate change is likely to become a larger part of financial regulation with APRA seeking multiple analysts for a climate risk team. ...
The typical Aussie investor invests for the long term through direct mutual funds and equities, has a high risk tolerance but their engagement with asset allocation is lo...
With the Quality of Advice Review happening this year, one of ClearView’s regulatory priorities is that there be no further changes to risk commissions, an area flagged f...
ClearView Wealth has appointed former Cloe Reece as chief risk officer, who has worked in compliance at all of the Big Four banks. ...
Risk specialist advisers will have a tough time growing new business as the life insurance market continues to shrink and the cost of advice continues to rise....
In yet another sign of the challenging times confronting the life insurance industry in Australia, Hannover Life Re has announced it is exiting the direct group market to...
Investors are likely to place themselves in ‘immense risk’ in the future as their portfolios will need to be 100% allocated to equities if they want to make returns from ...
The industry has an opportunity to reduce the cost of advice and to make the process more efficient and profitable for life/risk advisers, according to MLC....
Wealth and superannuation manager, Nucleus Wealth, has said it will remain cautious, although it was helped by managing to de-risk portfolios before the markets went into...
Passive funds could be a ‘penny-wise, pound-foolish trade’ as markets penalise price distortion, according to Ariel Investments....
Geopolitics will be an ongoing source of volatility for markets but there are opportunities for advisers to find assets that will generate investment returns that clients...
The compounding effect of poor downside capture could have a devastating effect on retirement portfolios, according to Fidelity....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has urged a ‘sense of urgency’ be applied by companies to their non-financial risks, including compliance risk. ...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...