Australian financial services companies will have an opportunity to access Asian investors at the fifth Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong....

The expectation of a change in Government and consequent changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation has created serious uncertainty and prompted at leas...

The Commonwealth Bank has moved to acquire Count Financial and, as Mike Taylor reports, pragmatism and the realities of the FOFA changes are the driving forces behind the...

As the financial services sector braces for major change flagged by the Federal Government more than a year ago, companies within the industry are becoming increasingly v...

Pressure to consolidate superannuation accounts could cause Australians to risk losing valuable insurance policies, Maurice Blackburn lawyers have warned....

European financial services companies are concerned about the imposition of a tax on financial transactions to fund European debt....

Several financial planners have called for due process to be instituted to give advisers the ability to appeal against a determination brought against them by the Financi...

New research suggests retirement products that offer guarantees may not justify their own cost....

Three new categories have been added to this year’s Money Management Fund Manager of the Year Awards, with the inclusion of Best Advertising Campaign of the Year, M...

ASIC clarifies the rules around the use of the Internet for documentation such as SOAs and PDSs, but with caveats....

Australian and New Zealand financial services companies have lost $273 million to external fraudsters since 2008, according to the latest KPMG Fraud and Misconduct Survey...

Boutique fund managers are finding the current environment challenging, particularly those without institutional backing, according to Eight Investment Partners’ ch...

Australian financial institutions are still under represented in emerging Asian markets, while merger and acquisition activity is set to increase globally....

Listed financial services company Superwoman Group has taken a 30 per cent stake in privately owned dealer group My Adviser in addition to announcing intentions to acquir...