IOOF Holdings has flagged the sale of its life insurance business in its 2009 annual results, in which it posted a 32.1 per cent loss in net profit to $15.85 million....
Suncorp's profit for the 2008-09 financial year fell 40 per cent in what chairman John Story called a challenging year for the group....
Dealer group suffers impairment charges of $17 million and funds under advice drop 16 per cent....
Life is messy, and investing is no exception. Dominic McCormick writes why he believes investors are not well served by current asset allocation methods....
There’s zero correlation between the number of pages in an offer document and investment performance. Yep, you can make money from a fat prospectus and lose it on a skinn...
Two interesting and welcome events occurred in the financial planning industry last week – the Financial Planning Association (FPA) agreed with the Association of Financi...
Is the financial services industry ready to embrace a different regulatory model in circumstances where ASIC has not lived up to the expectations of some? Mike Taylor rep...
Despite software cancellations, revenue for wealth management division up 4 per cent....
Perpetual announces a big profit decline but positions for growth on the market recovery....
Dealer group pleased to record a profit in current circumstances, according to managing director....
As financial planners grapple with the aftermath of the global financial crisis, it appears skittish investors are looking to take a more hands-on role, writes JANINE MAC...
The Federal Government's tinkering with superannuation in the May Federal Budget and a rash of reviews have served to undermine confidence. ...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...