The government intends to introduce a cooling-off period for consumers switching super funds, limit “inappropriate” financial ...

Financial advisers and APRA-regulated super funds will be among those required to cover the shortfall of the CSLR special ...

The growth and popularity of broad-based equity market ETFs have paved the way for a burgeoning range of innovative fixed ...

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the Magnificent 7 companies have accounted for more than half the S&P 500 Index ...

Despite ASIC’s action on Shield and First Guardian, lead generation services are still in operation, presenting a danger to the $4.4 trillion superannuation system. Two separate investigations ...

Morningstar’s Australian arm will start offering paid product ratings, dropping a core business philosophy that separated it from the local market. Starting from June 2026, fund managers or financial ...

ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland believes the regulator moved quickly after it had enough evidence on the misappropriation of investor money in Shield and First Guardian. “We moved relatively quickly ...

Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley believes the pressure of reactionary regulatory reform due to the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian master funds means the financial advice ...

The regulator has revealed it is investigating other models similar to the Shield and First Guardian master funds. ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland told the Professional Planner Researcher Forum that ...

Financial advisers and their clients are increasingly demanding customised, bespoke investment solutions as scrutiny of the role of researchers and assets consultants ramps up in the wake of the ...

Enhanced research is vital for protecting investors and advisers, but limiting the sector to researchers that are both raters ...