Plan B has increased its stake in the My Adviser network to 93 per cent by fast tracking the acquisition of a 59 per cent stake held by group founder Michael Summers....
ASIC is consulting on new draft guidelines aimed at improving the disclosure principles of hedge funds....
A scaling back of the services offered in Australia by S&P Capital IQ could be a symptom of an overcrowded market undergoing a rationalisation - but more consolidation co...
The SMSF sector continues to grow, with more funds and members at the end of 2011 than ever before, according to new ATO figures....
Using popular social media channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube can help financial advisers win new SMSF business, according to SMSF Academy managing ...
Investment platform HUB24, a subsidiary of Investorfirst, has picked up four new clients bringing in more than $500 million in funds under management, Investorfirst has a...
An easing-off of term deposit rates, reduced redemption pressure and a shift to fixed-term redemptions only could make 2012 an improved year for the battered mortgage fun...
Melbourne-based property funds manager Orchard Funds Management has rebranded to Arena Investment Management, effective immediately....
S&P Capital IQ, which provides web-based data and analytics on public and private capital markets, will no longer be conducting local funds research and local wealth mana...
Melbourne-based Synchron practice Wealth Enhancers is on the verge of opening a Sydney office, which will be headed by ex-army officer and former UBS trader Wade Tink....
Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
Libby Roy has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of AZ NGA....
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...