Retail investors, including the trustees of SMSFs, are now legally able to invest in Australian Government Bonds, according to Michael Hallinan of SUPERCentral....

The board of The Trust Company has continued to support Perpetual’s takeover offer for the group, denying Equity Trustees (EQT) the due diligence access it had requested ...

Tower Limited has sold most of its life business to NZ-owned Fidelity Life to focus on general insurance....

The Trust Company board has unanimously recommended that shareholders support the acquisition proposal by Perpetual, in the absence of a superior proposal....

AMP has driven solid cashflows out of its platform acquisitions, but planning firm flows prove patchy....

Perpetual has made an offer to acquire The Trust Company, after Equity Trustees’ bid was deemed too low. ...

Macquarie Group has announced a 17 per cent increase in net profit of $851 million for the full-year ended 31 March....

BT Financial Group’s performance has helped drive a solid first-half performance for Westpac....

Countplus chairman Barry Lambert points to new strategy and possible listing as ultimately benefiting younger principals....

Financial services group WHK has forecast a 20 per cent decline in earnings amid continuing speculation over the status of a merger with SFG. ...

Countplus looks to offer member principals another publicly-listed vehicle....

Wilson HTM Investments has confirmed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today that an investigation is underway into allegations leveled against its managing dir...

Ratings house, Standard & Poor’s has been targeted for litigation in the wake of proposed Lehman settlement with Australian councils....

Improved investor sentiment fuelled by strong equity markets is resulting in a growing demand for bespoke structured products, according to George Lucas, managing directo...