Australia's aspirations to become a financial capital of the Asia region are naive, according to the managing director of Standard and Poor's, John Bailey....

AMP announces the appointment of Catherine Brenner as non-executive director....

Deborah Koromilas yesterday resigned from her position of executive leader for financial advisers with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

New S&P research points to continuing fund manager churn....

The National Australia Bank has ensured it remains in the hunt to acquire AXA Asia Pacific by gaining an extension to its negotiating period with AXA's European parent....

Investec Asset Management has been awarded a $150 million 4Factor Emerging Markets (EM) equity mandate from AMP Capital Investors through its Future Directions multi-mana...

Consumers are confused about what represents planner independence - and so too are some planners....

AMP is unveiling its new risk offering, which will improve choice and flexibility. It will be unveiled at a series of nationwide adviser seminars from May 11....

As the dust settles on the ACCC's decision to veto NAB's acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, Mike Taylor writes that many have noted the degree to which the regulator's view...

Scores of AMP's senior executives and high performance financial advisers have had their travel plans disrupted by the volcanic ash wreaking havoc on Europe's flight path...

AXA records healthy flows in March quarter despite acquisition talk....

AMP reports a $772 million underlying profit for 2009, down 5 per cent on 2008....

So called 'unaligned' boutique advisory groups claiming the high ground on independence is a furphy that ignores not only the facts but also places serious risk on invest...

Non-institutionally aligned advisers argue a move away from commissions is being challenged by the increasing institutional ownership of advice channels....