Investing into equities via pure valuation metrics will create imbalanced portfolios according to a global funds management group. ...

CommInsure has moved to push its annuities offering by halving the minimum investment amount. ...

A banned former Westpac Bank Finance Manager will appear before Southport Magistrate Court next month to face fraud charges. ...

Calls for improved consumer awareness and comprehensive regulation instead of dampening property investment activity....

Property investors are being warned that the ATO will be monitoring their tax returns for "over-claiming" deductions. ...

FOS has renewed calls for a financial services compensation scheme, after pointing to a clear gap in the consumer protection framework. ...

ASFA calls for closing out super as an estate planning device by reducing non-concessional caps and applying a higher rate of tax to those with very high account balances...

Henderson has grown its presence in Australia by acquiring key Perennial funds and taking 100 per cent of West Asset Management....

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) may be a good option for investors who are unsure about individual investments, but are confident about the market and want to build a well-b...

AMP Capital to create new Global Head of Equities role following departure of Ella Brown. ...

Income Security joins with Avea to launch product aimed at addressing the redundancy insurance gap. ...

Financial services body, Finsia, has announced new appointments to its board this week. ...

JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new southern region key account manager. ...

BTFG recruits Commbank’s Tim Rocks as Head of Market Research and Strategy. ...

Small businesses are using unpaid super and GST/PAYG to fund their working capital gaps, resulting in losses for employees and taxpayers, a mid-tier accounting firm said....

The Centre for International Finance and Regulation has urged a review of the sole purpose test to ensure it remains relevant. ...

Australian retirees are being reassured that the Government will not be "raiding their savings" as part of any changes to superannuation. ...

Investors have started to shift from Australian equities driven offshore by a falling dollar which has made international markets more attractive. ...

Changes to defined benefit pensions will affect pensioners who have a non-assessed portion of their defined benefit pension greater than 10 per cent. ...

The Auditor-General has given ASIC a pass mark on how it handles EUs, agreeing it does not favour the big end of town but urging more transparency around negotiated outco...