Investors are keeping an eye on three factors in markets, writes Alexandra Cain, which could drive positive performance in 2022....
Senator Jane Hume has confirmed that financial advice is now being viewed as a profession rather than a sales role and that the worst is over following a period of signif...
While guidance for advisers is welcome, the onus is also on the Government to educate consumers on how much weight they should give finfluencers versus licensed professio...
The regulator’s guidance on ‘finfluencers’ is welcome but more needs to be done to protect consumers, according to Stockspot, including banning them from product commissi...
With a large proportion of financial advisers having now completed the FASEA exam, Alexandra Cain asks whether advisers who passed found it worthwhile?...
Despite questions being raised about the appropriateness and accuracy of the prudential regulator’s heatmaps, they do underscore the importance of advice, the Financial S...
As long as robo-advisers are treated like human advisers then there should be no conflicts in the robo-advice process, according to a robo-advice firm....
With the launch of BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF trading almost $40 million, investors need to be careful they aren’t following the herd by picking thematic products w...
Advisers would be wise to understand online investing services given they are democratising investment and removing barriers to entry, Laura Dew finds....
New research from Investment Trends suggests robo-advice has not had the cut-through in Australia that many had hoped for but that new products may yet see it gain a bett...
A super fund investing in index funds has beaten the best-performing super funds with returns of 10 per cent per annum....
The new proposals from the Productivity Commission to overhaul superannuation default funds do not go far enough, according to Stockspot....
Fund manager and robo-advice firm, Stockspot has closed a $3 million capital raise to develop its product line....
Stockspot has chosen Class Portfolio to deliver investment and a tax reporting solution to its clients, as well as advisers in the Stockspot Partner Program....
Fixed income and cash ETFs recorded the fastest growth in the sector, while investors turned away from Australian property ETFs, according to Stockspot. ...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...