Bonds have traditionally been seen as the safe alternative and have performed particularly well in recent times. But how long will it last? Ben Abbott reports....

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) will jo...

AXA Asia Pacific subsidiary, NMMT, has given an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after its failure in lodging a roll...

ING Australia has announced changes to the investment options available on its low-cost OneAnswer platform to provide more choice and convenience to its advisers and inve...

With the sun now peeking through on international stock markets, Ben Abbott reports on how fund managers have managed to weather the storm....

Advisers using a fee-for-service model of financial planning remuneration could face increased professional indemnity (PI) insurance burdens, according to prominent plann...

The total retail assets under management in Asia, excluding Japan, will exceed US$500 billion by 2007, making it one of the fastest growing asset management marketplaces ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a New South Wales investment adviser from providing any financial advice after he misap...

NSW-based financial planners will avoid the added burden of payroll tax due to an ‘imminent’ ruling by the NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) that will recognise planners ...

Software and information supplier Investment Data Technologies (IDT) will now offer general insurance research, quotation and electronic policy fulfilment capabilities as...