Financial Planning

The merger between Lifeplan and StateGuard Friendly Society has been approved by all members and will go ahead on April...

Two events of the past month have the potential to turn the retail financial services market on its head. Tom...

Macquarie has launched what it believes is the first venture capital fund aimed directly at financial advisers.The Macquarie Investment Trust...

Readers will remember our last episode where Nick Bruining had decided to take the leap of faith required to obtain...

Stephen Van Eyk was rather surprised to find himself inundated with job applications after comments on the company’s expansion were...

Members seeking advice about their superannuation are driving industry funds to form their own financial planning arms.SunSuper is to form...

In today’s increasingly sophisticated investment environment, it is more important than ever for financial advisers to keep up with new...

Independent advisers are coming under growing pressure as several industry funds look to setting up their own financial planning bodies.Equipsuper...

Microsoft's assault on financial services distribution has continued with the signing of agreements with some of the biggest players in...

Colonial’s Australian Financial Services division has reported a profit of $212 million, up 38 per cent, for the year ending...