FE Crown Fund Ratings are a quantitative measure covering the hundreds of thousands of investment instruments that we collect worldwide. Here we describe the methodology behind the ratings and how ...

Australian Ethical Investment has welcomed an independent non-executive director to its board, who previously spent a decade as Colonial First State’s CEO. The ethical investment manager announced ...

ASIC is seeking to publish firm-level data on the reportable situations and internal dispute resolution (IDR) regime, in hopes that advice licensees will “lift their game”. The corporate regulator has ...

One of Australia’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) products, the iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV), lost over $300 million in outflows during March. The iShares S&P 500 ETF seeks to provide investors with ...

The positive results of the latest financial adviser exam has helped the advice profession reach 15,600 yet again, according to Wealth Data analysis. Some 21 new entrants joined the industry over the ...

The failure of a clinical trial by biotech firm Opthea has caused shares in its backer Regal Partners to decline 52 per cent year-to-date, while funds under management (FUM) declined in the last ...

Platinum Asset Management has rejected a bid from PM Capital to acquire its two listed investment companies (LICs). At the end of February, PM Capital stated it had made a non-binding, indicative ...

The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) has made a written direction after an adviser gave incorrect advice regarding non-concessional contributions. The individual, identified as Mr U, gave ...

ASIC has released the latest financial adviser exam results with the first exam of 2025 seeing a strong start in passes. In the March exam, held on 6 March, some 241 candidates sat the exam and 73 per ...

Insignia Financial, which is currently midway through due diligence with two private equity firms, has suffered a cyber attack on its Expand platform. It was announced on 4 April that the firm had ...

Lower fees and trustworthiness are the top factors enticing unadvised Australians to seek a financial adviser, according to Fidelity International. The firm’s Next Generation research, surveying over ...