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

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

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

Despite ASIC’s action on Shield and First Guardian, lead generation services are still in operation and two separate ...

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

With just a month left before the education standard deadline, Parliament has passed a bill amending an error in the law that would’ve seen advisers who were relying on top-up courses to meet the ...

Editor’s note: this article discusses themes of depression and mental health. If any of these topics raise concerns or issues for you, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...