ETF providers are looking to phase out bank hybrids in their product development plans as fixed income ETFs see a rise in inflows. APRA announced at the end of last year that AT1s – also known as ...

Half a year after Count Financial told its advisers to exit several Metrics Credit Partners funds, research house Lonsec has now downgraded two of these products over governance concerns. The non-bank ...

Intelliflo has been acquired by global investment firm Carlyle for $200 million. The software firm was first acquired by asset manager Invesco in June 2018 but it has now been announced it will sell ...

While the profession struggles to keep up with strong demand for service, a third of people who have passed the ASIC adviser exam aren’t actively practising, so where is this missing third? In ...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Money Management Portfolio Construction Guide, where we explore and demystify five essential asset classes for financial advisers. In this edition, we take a deep ...

Global investment firm Lazard Asset Management has appointed Christopher Hogbin as chief executive, as the current CEO Evan Russo prepares to step down after three years in the role. As he enters the ...

Financial advisers have been urged to consider the role they are using AT1 hybrids for in client portfolios when it comes to deciding on a suitable fixed income replacement, particularly for their ...

On the back of the August adviser exam results, the profession has seen 17 new entrants hit the Financial Adviser Register (FAR) this week, regaining its positive momentum. Earlier this week, ASIC ...

Outflows have doubled in the property and infrastructure space to $1.3 billion with advisers instead favouring private markets as Morningstar data finds active property funds are struggling to ...

Financial services firm Iress has appointed Andrew Russell as group chief executive and managing director, taking over from Marcus Price. In an ASX statement, Iress shared that Russell will commence ...

With licensee switching on the rise, particularly for newer advisers, compliance expert Sean Graham has shared red flags to watch out for when making the jump to a new Australian Financial Services ...

As larger Australian Financial Services licensees (AFSLs) continue to expand their reach in what has become an increasingly expensive industry to operate, FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood says there ...