ACSA chairman Bryan Gray predicts further consolidation of the financial services industry and the creation of opportunities....
The Financial Planning Standards Board's (FPSB's) goal is to promote higher standards so financial planning is recognised as a distinct profession similar to accounting, ...
Investment company Hunter Hall has posted a solid half-year result, but has warned that global economic conditions require careful management....
Challenger Financial Services Group has reported a profit upgrade for the first half of 2009-10, supported by inflows into its Guaranteed Income Funds and boutique invest...
After months of dispute, the management agreement between HFA Asset Management (HFAAM) and HFA Accelerator Plus (HAP) has been terminated....
Bell Financial's 2008 acquisition of Southern Cross Equities has paid dividends, prompting the group to look at further growth....
Superannuation association industry bodies have urged the Cooper Review, in a joint submission, to reconsider its superannuation recommendations contained in the review's...
Australian women are more likely to seek financial advice from friends and family, while men are more likely to get advice from the media or a professional....
The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, confirms moves to streamline long-term superannuation disclosure requirements....
MLC has made changes to the debt securities strategy in the MLC Horizon portfolios and the MLC Diversified Debt Fund....
The National Australia Bank has used a quarterly update to reinforce its liquidity position and its growth aspirations in wealth management....
Some industry representatives have expressed concerns that the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is not having a real impact...
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?...