The AMP General Insurance Distribution business recently acquired by Suncorp will remain as a standalone subsidiary, allowing it to operate at arm's length and better acc...

The Australian masterfund market dropped $23.4 billion in funds under management through the September quarter despite big gains from BT and Commonwealth Bank/Colonial....

It is important when establishing a referral relationship between accountants and financial planners that they are properly matched - or there is the risk of the relation...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will acquire the local subsidiary of Bank of Cyprus, Bank of Cyprus Australia, for around $140 million....

Australian Financial Services (AFS) will not be looking at a change of ownership or a move towards public listing in the near future, according to AFS managing director P...

HUB24, the investment and superannuation platform business of Investorfirst, has added two more dealer groups to its client list....

The provision of scaled and limited financial advice, particularly over the phone, will be a key value proposition in attracting both financial advisers and clients to AN...

ASIC will release regulatory guidance on FOFA reforms in time for a 1 July 2012 implementation date - if the bills pass parliament in time....

Perpetual has created a separate distribution division to focus on the head offices of the largest distributors....

Financial advisers looking to sell books of lower value clients due to Future of Financial Advice changes should first look at other options such as reducing the cost of ...