A former director of Freeman Hall Investment Services has pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to act honestly while operating as a licensed securities dealer....

Investors are worried about LPTs, not because they have performed badly, but because they have performed so well. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....

IT IS easy to see both sides of the argument in what could quickly escalate into a full blown legal dispute between the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Assoc...

The Count Financial group will push into a range of new businesses, including a burgeoning commercial loan operation, after reporting a 17 per cent jump in its full year ...

One of the pioneers of the master trust industry in Australia, Kevin Wyld, is planning the launch of a new wrap account service through the Beacon Investment Management S...

The Commonwealth Bank has relied heavily on its funds management business to post an 11 per cent increase in its net profit to $2.7 billion today....

Listed accounting and financial planning consolidator Investor Group has flagged the possibility of further acquisitions as part of its nationwide expansion strategy afte...

The Westpac Bank has agreed to pay $36 million to buy a 51 per cent stake in specialist alternative asset manager, Hastings Funds Management....

Financial planning dealer groups are using a combination of the new privacy regulations and the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) to stop departing financial planners ...

SOME days Venus moves into your first house of harmony, the stars line up in your favour and the universe smiles on you. And some days they don’t....