Robert Keavney returns to the topic of hedge funds, and stands firm on his view that this asset class requires a higher level of wariness among advisers....

Freedom and adventure are not usually associated with financial planning, but Western Pacific Financial Group finds a little of each goes a long way in building a dealers...

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has attributed its 28 per cent rise in net profit for the financial year just ended to resurgent equity markets, improved general and l...

Snowball Group is close to meeting its promise to shareholders of arresting its losses by signalling it will post a moderate operating profit for the final quarter of the...

Listed financial services group Count Financial will transfer advisers of Count owned dealer group Compound Investments to work under its parent brand and licence over th...

Master trusts have changed the corporate superannuation landscape to the extent that winding down a fund and outsourcing to a master trust is now de rigeur....

The chronic underinsurance problem in Australia is a financial disaster waiting to happen, but it does create opportunities for advisers. FREYAPURNELL reports....

Advisers face many choices when building a portfolio, but as Ross Kelly finds, putting all your eggs in one basket can be risky....

Commonwealth Bank of Australia owned dealer group Financial Wisdom has been found liable by the Victorian Supreme Court for negligent investment advice resulting in losse...

Suncorp’s wealth management business is unlikely to match its buoyed half yearly profits but chief executive John Mulcahy is projecting an increase in underlying profit o...

Perpetual Trustee Company is set to improve its 2003 profit performance by at least 25 per cent, fuelled by strong growth in its funds management business and increases w...