National recognition of both individuals and firms in independent financial advice was at the forefront of the prestigious ifa Excellence Awards, with the 2025 event once again delivering an ...

Real estate fund manager Centuria Capital has acquired Arrow Funds Management, a specialist agriculture fund manager. This will give Centuria the management rights to the unlisted agricultural real ...

BlackRock has revealed that its iShares bitcoin ETF suite has now become the firm’s most profitable product line following the launch of its Australian bitcoin ETF last month. A BlackRock executive ...

Betashares has expanded its fixed income range with the launch of its Australian credit income ETF, offering income-focused investors an alternative to direct hybrids. Unveiling its newest offering, ...

WT Financial managing director Keith Cullen has become the latest advice licensee to describe how artificial intelligence is transforming its business. In a speech at the company’s annual general ...

ASIC has temporarily suspended the AFSL of Newcastle-based advice firm Focused Financial Advice after discovering it had provided financial services for two years without a key person. ASIC found that ...

The Financial Advice Association Australia’s (FAAA) Advice Academy has formally launched, assisting Professional Year candidates and supervisors to meet their education requirements. Flagged at its ...

The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) has appointed former JBWere chief executive, Maria Lykouras, to lead the group as it steps into an “exciting new chapter for SIAA”.

ASIC has unveiled its annual enforcement priorities for the coming year, reiterating its focus on auditor misconduct and holding super trustees to account for member failures. The regulator has ...

The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has implored advisers to reevaluate their exposure to AML/CTF obligations ahead of new reforms that will expand their compliance requirements ...

Magellan fund manager Arvid Streimann has resigned after an investigation into allegations he had a workplace relationship with a junior employee. In a statement, responding to claims made by the ...

Evidentia Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Generation Development Group (GDG), has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Encore Advisory Group. Founded in 2002, Encore is an Australian ...