JAMIE WILLIAMSON   An ageing population is placing increased pressure on the Australian government as the nation's ability to ensure individual's retirement is both adequate and economically sustainable is diminishing.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   An ASX-listed financial services company is rolling out its first white-labelled managed account platform to a Victorian dealer group.

KANIKA SOOD   Lower fee multi-asset funds that skimp on alternatives investments can take a beating in market downturns, new research by Zenith has found.KARREN VERGARA   Recent share market turbulence is not spooking investors as the majority are adamant about holding onto their equity portfolio, Financial Standard's spot poll shows.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   At least 50 staff members at TAL have been made redundant as part of a wider move to scale back its direct life insurance business.KARREN VERGARA   Strategic Insight has recognised NobleOak as the best direct life insurer in 2018.

KARREN VERGARA   Self-managed super funds continue to have the lowest fees across all superannuation vehicles, charging an average total expense ratio of 0.82%, latest Rainmaker Research shows.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   Financial advisers have been provided with a simple checklist to employ when considering recommending a self-managed superannuation fund to clients.

BENJAMIN ONG   Forward indicators suggest that unless authorities introduce more accommodative measures, China's economic growth could slow even more.BENJAMIN ONG   Financial markets remain in a state of flux. The question therefore becomes, how resilient would the Australian economy be against these downdrafts?

DARREN SNYDER   Highlighting the point ASIC chair James Shipton made about slow and delayed responses from Australia's financial institutions, a bank's financial advice subsidiary has sought an extension to complete a major report as part of its enforceable undertaking.HARRISON WORLEY   The listed investment company, with about $5.5 billion in funds under management, condemned Labor's franking credit policy at its annual general meeting.

KANIKA SOOD   An executive director who helped establish MSCI's Australian presence has left the company after 17 years.KANIKA SOOD   A global infrastructure manager has hired from Clearview and Powerwrap as it expands its Australian team.

KARREN VERGARA   About $89 million of superannuation has been released on compassionate grounds just three months into the new financial year, according to the ATO.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The interim head of pensions and investments at an international pension fund was convicted of fraud after he abused his position and stole close to $2 million in retirement savings.

KARREN VERGARA   Software firm Temenos scored a deal with an Australian financial services firm with $1.7 billion of funds under management.KANIKA SOOD   The institutional trading network has appointed a new head of Australia after the former head left for Chi-x in July.

KANIKA SOOD   A charity comparator website co-founded by a former Lonsec general manager is set to launch a premium vetting service for wealthy donors.KANIKA SOOD   Australian charities could be receiving $180 million more in donations each year if the gender pay gap was to close, according to a new report on trends in philanthropy.