Sub-par performances in the wealth management sector have damaged consumer loyalty to Australia’s Big Four banks, a new survey reveals....

Strong performances of office, retail and industrial properties have helped drive a 13 per cent increase in post-tax profit for GPT Group....

Financial planners should be actively engaging with clients at present to address portfolio return expectations which will need to cover expected long term muted equity a...

Spring FG has shuffled its management team and has appointed the new state managers for Victoria and Queensland....

Investment specialist Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited has appointed Neil Power as its new managing director for its hedge fund division....

Wilson HTM is selling its securities arm to NZ private wealth and investmenet management firm Craigs, which has grabbed a 40 per cent share....

Retirees should be given incentives to cash-in on their homes without being penalised by the Age Pension assets test an expert believes....

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand are urging the Government to simplify the arrangements around the tax deductibility of advice fees....

ClearView has told the Trowbridge working group it wants the word “commissions” replaced along with the banning of shelf space fees and volume bonuses....

ASIC may take enforcement action against individual financial planners who provided advice on complex products after 10 licensees have been involved in taking corrective ...

Technology and software provider Iress has reported an underlying group profit of $71.4 million for year to the end of December 2014, up 27.7 per cent on the on the pcp....

Demand for sustainable investment options is continuing to gain momentum in Australia, with the investment category growinng by 34 per cent since 2012, an international r...

Centrepoint Alliance has increased its statutory net profit after tax by more than 100 per cent and will pay a dividend to its shareholders for the first time in eight ye...

ClearView has reported a solid first half which included its acquisition of Matrix....

Government urged to consider allowing married couples to have joint superannuation accounts....

Financial services organisations should work together to improve planner standards and consumer confidence, according to Finsia....

A third of all women in finance prefer a male boss, while only 14 per cent make it to senior manager positions....

Risk advisers offer a real value proposition for clients irrespective of how they are remunerated....

ASIC has banned a Queensland based financial adviser from providing financial services for five years for misleading conduct and inappropriate advice....

New FSC chair signals change is inevitable for life/risk remuneration....