The Australian economy grew by 1.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2011 - above the consensus forecast of 1 per cent, according to an economic update from Colonial Firs...

Alternative investments tend to be lowly correlated with traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds and cash - and as such, investors can use them to diversify their...

Long-serving employees who have received a substantial redundancy payout are often in urgent need of financial advice, according to HLB Mann Judd Wealth Management partne...

The proposed merger of Asset Super and Care Super has come about in part to help reduce the regulatory burden of the Stronger Super regime, according to Asset Super chief...

The number of people who are leaving industry super to establish self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) has been steadily increasing since 2004, according to new Vangu...

With cash balances in self-managed superannuation funds hitting new highs, there are signs that investors are treating cash as a distinct asset class rather than a place ...

Despite moves in the industry to remove perceived conflicts of interest, questions still remain about 'buyer of last resort' (BOLR) contracts between dealer groups and th...

Conservative investors are being targeted by OnePath, with the release of a new range of ANZ term deposits....

Mercer's push into the wealth management space is based on bringing institutional advice to retail clients, according to Mercer global head of wealth management Cara Will...

The Bennelong Avoca Emerging Leaders Fund, run by former UBS portfolio managers John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich, has been awarded a 'recommended' rating by Zenith Inves...