The Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) has thrown its support behind a new Business Checklist for Commonwealth Regulatory Proposals, established as part of an A...
WHK Group’s acquisition of significant regional accounting business Taylor McLachlan has further boosted the financial planning group’s New Zealand operations....
The launch of the UBS Absolute Return Series 1 fund makes UBS one of the latest global fund managers to offer a fund that takes different positions within the same asset ...
The underperformance of traditional fixed income assets globally is prompting fund managers to adopt alternatives within this space, according to US-based global investme...
In preparation for the New Zealand Government’s July 1, 2007, roll-out of Kiwisaver, InvestmentLink has launched a customisable interface for registered superannuation fu...
US-based global equities manager Batterymarch expects to grow Legg Mason’s global equities portfolio to $1 billion within the next 18 months....
As hedge funds grow in popularity within the Australian market, comparisons are made between the $500 billion US industry and the burgeoning Australian hedge fund environ...
Software developer Salesforce.com will launch a web-based customer relationship management system aimed directly at financial advisers....
The non-dependent children of SMSF holders face potential taxation implications when claiming proceeds from an estate, an unintended consequence of the Federal Government...
Global investment company T. Rowe Price will boost its presence within the Australian market, focusing on providing global equity investments to retail platforms, indepen...


ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...