Australia

Drawdown lessons from Down Under

Australia is considering whether to force people to convert all or part of their pension benefits into retirement products to help manage longevity.

Best of British? How overseas annuity markets stack up

George Soros has reportedly made £40m in a day through a short position on the Australian dollar.

The Australian government has introduced legislation which will enshrine in law the terms ‘financial planner' and ‘financial adviser'.

An Australian financial adviser has been handed an 18 year jail sentence for the murder of a client he felt was being 'wasteful' with her lottery winnings.

Asian markets fell more than 1% in some regions overnight, with the wider area set for its biggest monthly drop since the financial crisis of 2008.

Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards has warned investors who own Australian government debt they face the 'mother of all hard landings' if China's economy slows down as they expect.

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Sesame Bankhall Group's head of adviser technology, James Stevenson, explains how the experience of financial advisers in Australia is helping drive technology innovation in the UK.