K2 asset management has recruited Jeff Thompson as a fund manager for its K2 Select international fund, increasing the size of the funds management team to 10....
Investment research house van Eyk Research has recruited for the first time following staff cuts in November 2010, adding two members to its research team....
The AMP Capital Asian Giants Infrastructure Fund (AGIF) has acquired its first asset in China by taking an effective 19.11 per cent equity stake in the gas distribution c...
A new generation investment platform owned by Investorfirst, HUB24, has added 13 new non-unitised portfolios to its menu....
The upcoming amendments to Australia’s tax law – which would allow taxpayers to self-assess indirect taxes – would bring the compliance and administrati...
AMP Capital has recruited three new members to its capital equity team, assigning Jonas Palmqvist and Andrew Lally to dual roles of senior portfolio managers and analysts...
Plato Investment Management has hired a second senior portfolio manager in as many months, appointing Dr Mark Thompson to the role....
Investors are becoming increasingly worried about how the Australian share market might react to the flood disaster in Queensland, but their concern might not be justifie...
Melbourne-based researcher Plan For Life has been acquired by Asset International (AI), a global provider of data and analytics for the asset management industry....
The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has confirmed its national conference in Brisbane will go ahead as planned in five weeks time, despite conce...


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...