Macquarie Life broke new ground in May 2010 with the launch of Macquarie Active risk insurance product. Col Fullagar examines whether or not it is possible to establish a...
SMSFs were one of the target areas for the Stronger Super reforms and while SPAA was broadly happy with the proposed measures, it still has some concerns about implementa...
Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....
AQR Capital Management has pointed to its new offering in Australia - the AQR Global Risk Premium Trust Fund - having reached a $500-million milestone....
Macquarie Bank has enhanced its web-based services to assist SMSFs and other clients by providing online access to 10 years worth of clients' Macquarie Cash Management Ac...
Allianz Australia has launched a new specialist marine underwriting agency, Allianz Marine & Transit....
The Australian Unity Altius Bond Fund has received a 'recommended' rating from ratings house Zenith Investment Partners....
Independent transaction network, Calastone, which launched in Australia in January, has added Investors Mutual Limited to its client list....
Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new product which it says is aimed at protecting conference and exhibition organisers from losses incurred through cancellations...
For financial advisers, the need to be able to assess their clients’ risk is assuming far greater importance, according to Gabriel Carey....
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...
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...