The compulsory acquisition of the remaining Primewest shares has been completed by Centuria Capital....

Unlicensed investment trader Dr Roger Munro has pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud for misusing client funds by pretending to invest in the TradeStation Futures Trad...

Life and investments chief executive Justin Delaney will now run the general insurance business as the firm aims to have a unified leadership team in the Australian marke...

As ANZ announces a $1.5 billion on-market buyback, this was a “strong indicator” that bank dividends could continue to rise for the next 12 to 24 months, according to Pla...

WT Financial Group has announced that Sentry’s chair and substantial shareholder, Michael Harrison, has been appointed as its new non-executive director....

The corporate regulator has released its protocol around how licensees should be reference checking prospective financial advisers they wish to employ. ...

In an age of disruption, writes Hendrik-Jan Boer, various factors can be applied to establish which companies are the transition winners. ...

Western Australia-based Wealth Management Partners has announced settlement of the acquisition of operating assets of Police and Nurses Financial Planning Pty Ltd....

Acadian Asset Management has launched a multi-asset absolute return fund for investors seeking defensive alternatives exposure. ...

Australian investors have “cooled their appetite” for equity funds after six months of record buying, according to the quarterly Calastone Fund Flow Index....

The opposition says capping compensation at $150,000 instead of the $550,000 proposed by the Royal Commission is a mistake....

Retirement Income Review panel member Deborah Ralston and BT’s Bryan Ashenden have been appointed to the association’s board....

Without the removal of certain tax barriers, fund managers could opt to only service Australian clients from overseas, according to the Financial Services Council....

Trustees should come up with an approach that allows them to have necessary comfort that the quality of advice that is provided to members is as it should be, according t...

Product and advice should be kept separate, and advisers should not be responsible for product failure, according to an association....

Trustee firm has made three appointments to its senior management team as it looks to grow in Australia....

Alternative asset management specialist, H.R.L. Morrison and Co has announced that Marko Bogoievski will step down as chief executive at the end of the year and will be r...

The improved result means it will see an increased fully franked dividend, with funds under management and advice rising to $5.1 billion....

The corporate regulator is seeking consultation on the anti-hawking of financial products regime that commences in October. ...

The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services license for Gold Coast-based Trade Wind Financial Services and banned its former adviser, Adam Bev...