A new intermediary distribution channel appears to be opening up with the announcement by Amway that it is to distribute life insurance through its sales network....

Fund managers' efforts to become single responsible entities are being paralysed by government inaction....

After more than a year of searching, Davey Financial Management has found a buyer for its financial services business. ...

There has long been a saying around the financial planning and funds management traps over the years that if the major banks ever got their act together, they'd probably ...

The trend towards intermediary-based distribution in the US is gaining momentum, with more than three-quarters of new money invested over the past year in mutual funds co...

Direct distribution in shares and managed funds over the Internet is heating up with the entry of a new discount broking player and the aggressive marketing of a new mana...

The Federal Government is beginning to show the signs of frustration that the financial services industry is feeling at the slow pace of legislation aimed at reforming th...

Australia's biggest companies have had their day on the stock market and investors should be looking to smaller companies for stronger growth....

One of the pioneers of on-line financial services in Australia, AssetWare, is poised to become the country's largest independent research group following its proposed lis...

Vanguard has become the fourth major fund manager to outsource its registry operations to BT Portfolio Services. ...