Markets in August provided growth-oriented superannuation funds with another bumper month of returns, reinforcing the notion that investors should focus on long-term inve...
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has emerged as the only major critic of the superannuation deal struck between the Government and the Australian Democrats to introduce a...
InvestorWeb Research, in an attempt to increase its brand awareness in the market, has signed a deal to offer its full range of research services to students of financial...
Colonial First State general manager distribution Richard Nunn has moved swiftly to “remove any overlapping of responsibility and accountability” within the group’s distr...
The Norwich Union owned Navigator platform is set to incorporate straight through processing (STP) throughout its operations, to the benefit of the 3,500 financial advise...
The former head of Assirt, Caroline Saunders, has been recruited by Challenger Financial Services to take on the role of head of manager research and alliances....
The continuing impact of the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) on the financial services industry has given a boost to education and compliance services provider Tribe...
Disadvantaged investors are not bound by yesterday’s undertaking to industry regulators by the National Australia Bank to pay $67.2 million in compensation following prod...
Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has launched a first in the Australian investment market place - an international shares fund allowing investors to choose a preferr...
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) today released its anticipated draft guidelines in relation to the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of soci...
Taxpayers Australia has labelled a settlement offer by the Australian Tax Office for involvement in mass-marketed agricultural schemes “rough justice” following a court d...
The turnaround in Platinum Asset Management’s decision to withdraw its funds from the Macquarie Wrap platform investment menu was not related to fees in any way, says Pla...
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?...