The Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) is alive and kicking despite being held up over an impasse between the Federal and State governments....

The world’s oldest mutual life company, Equitable Life, has closed its doors to new investors. ...

Associated Planners shareholders have given the green light to the purchase of 20 per cent of the group by Zurich Financial Services Australia....

The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has put its weight behind the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) national compliance program. ...

Australia's largest professional association CPA Australia has announced plans to develop the first business-to-business Internet portal for professional organisations in...

Property investment group Waltus will continue with its plans to merge 27 of its syndicates into one company, following the refusal of New Zealand’s High Court to issue a...

New Zealanders still expect their family home will help fund their retirement needs, according to survey conducted by AMP....

A multitude of stars, including those astral, are set to razzle and even dazzle financial planners at the FPA Convention’s social events....

Global sector funds may be the flavour of the month for funds management marketeers, but there is a limit to the number of sectors that can be realistically used....

Fund managers have developed and grown their products and services beyond traditional boundaries and made moves into e-commerce well before the Internet according to Macq...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has applied to the Victorian Supreme Court to close 22 unregistered investment schemes and their corporate pro...