12:00 AM | The insurer releases a new-look, slimline PDS.
5 June 2008 | Praemium to service high-net-worth clients.
3 June 2008 | Survey finds planner pay rises particularly generous.
3 June 2008 | Global consumer confidence reaches record low: Nielson.
20 May 2008 | Lehman Bros ceases fixed interest operations in Australia.
24 October 2007 | S&P’s warn DIY super a missed opportunity.
16 October 2007 | Melbourne stockbroker embarks on aggressive international growth strategy
12:00 AM | Global report reveals Australian shortcomings.
24 August 2007 | Experts on both sides of the Tasman agree education is the key to preventing Bridgecorp-style crises
3 April 2007 | Tranzact Financial Services plans to bolster its presence within the financial advisory arena with the group set to roll out an acquisition strategy in the coming months.
19 February 2007 | AXA Australia has launched an online tool that gives advisers the ability to track the progress of their clients’ insurance applications.
9 February 2007 | Australia’s financial services framework has proven itself to be world leading, with the South African financial services industry set to implement an Australian type model.
6 November 2006 | The geographic break-up of trans-Tasman financial services group, Tower Limited, came a step closer today when New Zealand shareholders voted unanimously in favour of the proposal.
18 September 2006 | The separation of Tower’s Australian and New Zealand operations is officially another step closer after the company’s bondholders approved an early repurchase of capital bonds worth NZ$125 million.
24 August 2006 | Corporate superannuation has emerged as a stand-out performer for AMP in its half-year results with the big financial services house announcing a 220 per cent increase in corporate super inflows to $2.2 billion via the direct sales force.
21 August 2006 | Schroders Investment Management has a new Australian chief executive officer, announcing today that it had appointed its head of product, Asia Pacific, Greg Cooper to take over the role from October.
9 August 2006 | Tower Australia Limited is to split from Tower New Zealand, with the Board recommending a geographic separation of the two businesses.
22 May 2000 | Taxation of Australian general insurance premiums is the highest in the world, according to a study released today by financial services group Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.