High entry requirements are vital to ensure fund management remains competitive, according to Blackwattle’s managing director Michael Skinner, as the firm approaches its first anniversary.

While the Financial Services and Credit Panel can take action on individual advisers’ misconduct, a compliance professional unpacks why the panel does not always subject licensees to further action.

Forager Funds Management has shared its rationale behind delisting its Australian Shares Fund from the ASX in favour of structuring it as an open-ended unit trust.

Apostle Funds Management has appointed the newly created position of director, head of wholesale as the firm expands its Australian footprint in the wholesale sector.

Platform HUB24 has reported $100 billion funds under administration in its latest quarterly results, helped by a 90 per cent rise in platform net inflows.

Michael Lovett, who left the investment giant just three months after launching its Vanguard Super offering, has taken up a CEO role at an Australian asset manager.

The demand for financial planning businesses for sale isn’t decreasing but firms need to know how to value their business to achieve the best price, writes Fiona Ettles.