The Government’s decision to simplify the superannuation regime has been applauded by financial services providers, with the abolition of Reasonable Benefit Limits and th...

The SMS Advising Group has had its Australian Financial Services Licence revoked by ASIC....

The Australian retail unlisted property trust sector experienced its largest annual capital raising in 2005, with funds under management rising by 30 per cent....

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has introduced new measures to improve the transparency around fund ratings placed ‘on hold’....

There are many different ways of viewing the Australian funds industry. In broad terms, there’s the total funds market and within that, there is the retail, wholesale and...

Portfolio Partners is the first Australian fund manager to sign up to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global scheme co-ordinated by the United Nations ...

The recently formed Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has formalised the make-up of its board, adopted a new constitution and legally confirmed its cha...

Retail insurance provider HBF has launched a new life insurance product, which will be issued by Zurich Australia but promoted under the HBF brand....

Macquarie Portfolio Management has expanded its range of hedge fund investment options, giving retail investors access to a global group of absolute return hedge fund man...

Kenyon Prendeville has announced the launch of an insurance policy which will ensure buyers of financial planning practices do not default on instalment payments....