Punters were left disheartened by the central bank's announcement on Melbourne Cup Day. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced another rate hold after the September CPI data reinforced the ...

Former financial adviser and Coalition backbencher Bert van Manen has introduced a bill in Parliament, building on Michelle Levy’s good advice duty and calling for SOAs to be scrapped. The bill, which ...

The financial services industry is currently “overwhelmed with quality and quantity of candidates” at executive levels, Kaizen Recruitment explores. According to the recruitment agency’s latest ...

Dixon Advisory parent company E&P Financial Group has confirmed it will be delisting from the ASX after shareholders narrowly voted in favour of the move. The wealth management firm first announced in ...

Colonial First State (CFS) has announced an arrangement with Viridian Advisory to offer unadvised members with one-off, topic-based financial advice. CFS’ partnership with the Australian financial ...

Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand. The firm has welcomed Andrew ...

Equity Trustees has been selected as the responsible entity (RE) for two new funds, one from Coller Capital focused on private equity and a second investing in fixed income from FIIG Securities.

Financial advisers are urging fund managers to improve their education and communication about alternative funds as they actively target them towards retail clients. Alternatives are growing in ...

Deloitte’s Andrew Boal believes digital advice delivered by superannuation funds is years away yet and will be hindered by the regulatory differences between financial advice and financial product ...

ASIC has shared the percentage of breach reports related to financial advice in FY24 as it breaks down the total volume submitted by licensees. The reportable situations regime requires licensees to ...

Adviser Ratings has shared the characteristics of leaders from top advice firms. A top advice firm is described as one with a profit margin of more than 40 per cent and which is actively expanding its ...

The necessity of a succession plan for fund managers is becoming more important than ever as departures from two firms cause upheaval with mandates. Earlier this year, Peter Rutter announced he would ...