Mercantile Mutual’s investment and life insurance businesses recorded strong growth in the 1999 year, offsetting losses in its parent company’s general insurance and bank...

In a further sign of specialisation towards a market segment Perpetual Investments has rolled out a fund focusing on a small number of shares....

Invesco Asset Management Australia is to beef up its distribution and marketing teams in the wake of the decision to relocate its Australian investment management busines...

Lend Lease Investment Management (LLIM) is to outsource its Australian equities management capabilities, in a move designed to cement its manager of managers approach....

The Internet can be a powerful leveller of the playing field, allowing the differences between medium sized and large financial planning firms to evaporate quickly....

The merger of Norwich Union’s and CGU’s head offices in Melbourne has not been ruled out as part of the £20 billion global merger announced in London last week....

Colonial’s rapid integration with its acquired businesses is paying off in bottom line results, with the group reporting a 49 per cent jump in net profit to $455 million ...

Ian Showman has vacated his post as managing director of Godfrey Pembroke to take up a new post within the Lend Lease group as chief executive of its new outsourcing serv...

Under the agreement, Permanent will outsource $200 million to ABN Amro Asset Management (AAAM) who will be responsible for managing the Australian equi-ties funds for Pe...

But while the New Zealand credit union movement has plans that are ready to go, they feel they are being stifled by New Zealand government in their attempts to es-tablis...

Long standing RetireInvest director Peter Townshend has relinquished his seat on the RetireInvest board to concentrate on his own solicitor’s practice....

Recently formed Australian investment company Castle Capital Management has formed an alliance with European specialist fund manager Kempen Capital Man-agement (UK)....

Invesco Asset Management Australia is to beef up its distribution and marketing teams with the addition of a number of key staff in coming weeks....

Ian Showman has vacated his post as managing director of Godfrey Pembroke to take up a new post within the Lend Lease group as chief executive of its new outsourcing serv...