Resource stocks have been the darlings of the stock market this year. Zilla Efrat asks if the good times will continue to roll....

New Zealand First’s proposed compulsory superannuation scheme would act “like a big unit trust but with no fees” according to NZ First analyst Roly Metge....

Macquarie Portfolio Services reckons it can sign up 40 financial planning dealer groups to its new wrap service by the end of next year....

Job prospects in the financial services and insurance sector continue to brighten....

Legg Mason has become the latest US mutual fund manager to buy into the European market, with the purchase of UK fund manager Johnson Fry for about US$70 million, the fir...

IOOF's 30 per cent rise in funds under management during the last financial year has come from independent financial advisers, says managing director Rob Turner....

Australian Unity will continue to grow its funds management operation in the next financial year as the traditional friendly society business continues its slow decline, ...

All planners know the pitfalls of recommending investments that do not fit the risk profile of their clients. Putting aside the ultimate scenario of a disgruntled investo...

Operators of mortgage investment schemes have been given more time to become licensed through the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)....

More than $3.4 billion in superannuation has been lost by Australians, with the amount held in unclaimed accounts growing by more than $1 billion a year....

Kevin Wyld is one of the faces behind Beacon Investment Services, which is to be officially launched at the Financial Planning Association’s convention in Sydney next mon...