Ex-head of financial services at St George Bank, Paul Kofod, will join Commonwealth Bank as Head of Private Banking....

Citigroup Asset Management has warned financial planners, in light of the war in Iraq and a continued global downturn, of the importance in highlighting to clients the lo...

Deakin Financial Services Group has received an enthusiastic response to the introduction of its Smartplan wrap platform, with over a dozen advisers having commenced its ...

A leading investment management association and a high profile life insurance association in Europe have joined together to voice opposition to the proposed introduction ...

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

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will hold a meeting of its 31 chapter chairs this week to combat what it sees as problems communicating with its membership base....

The outlook for the life insurance industry in Australia and New Zealand remains weak due to volatile investment markets and an uncertain industry environment according t...

Australian boutique fund manager Select Asset Management has announced a joint venture with European hedge fund manager Aspect Capital to increase its absolute return foc...

Industry research house Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) has signed an agreement with corporate credit ratings agency Rapid Ratings to provide it with credit ratings on the i...

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is expected to rule against disclosure of commissions on risk products when it tables its final r...