Australia’s residential property boom will grind to a halt under the weight of rising interest rates, however baby boomers will ensure investors still make money out of d...

A recent report by Rice Kachor predicts that Australia’s financial services industry will swing convincingly to the retail side of the industry by 2010. Stuart Engel look...

Treasurer Peter Costello’s mention of the “s” word following his budget address has brought a chorus of approval and demands from the financial services industry....

Early retirement due to difficulty in finding work will soon be a thing of the past. According to a BIS Shrapnel report, employment problems faced by older people will di...

Superannuation and retirement savings should be the subject of a federal government review, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)....

There are a number of anomalies that you come across when you examine the op-eration of the Australian superannuation system. ...

The retirement income streams industry is blooming. The value of its funds under management has soared over the past five years and its future looks just as bright as mor...

Earlier this year, Credit Suisse burst onto the retail financial services stage with great performance figures but no customers to appreciate them. Six months down the tr...

Wanted: Financial planners. Start: yesterday. There is a chronic shortage of skilled financial planners emerging, as demand for high end planners far outstrips supply. ...

The Financial Planning Association is developing a concerted campaign to put retirement income issues on the Federal Government's agenda. Here, Michael McKenna puts the c...

Perpetual Funds Management has warned of a savings gap "time bomb" between the income Australians want in retirement and the lump sum they expect will provide it....