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Beleaguered financial services giant AMP has announced that it will close its UK pension business, NPI, to new business while continuing to manage its existing book as pa...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced an overhaul of its education offerings, that will mean a ‘meatier’ education program focused on raising standards, ...

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

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a South Australian financial adviser from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or of a...

Advance Funds Management has had a number of its funds selected for inclusion on the BT SuperWrap platform and the new Symetry Portfolio Service....

Challenger International’s shareholders have strongly approved a merger with CPH Investment Corporation today, as they voted to join the Kerry Packer backed company to ac...

Two former IWL executives, David Wright and David Smythe, have launched a new research consulting business - Zenith Investment Partners - six months after being dismissed...

AMP’s Australian Financial Services (AFS) division yesterday attempted to placate institutional investors in light of recent negative market sentiment surrounding its de-...

The Assirt research house has released a ‘strong’ rating for two fund managers to which BT Funds Management is now outsourcing its management in the areas of internationa...

The hybrid securities sector remains a heavily concentrated and risky market despite its general growth and positive returns, and presents a range of complex issues for i...

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