Financial planners who invested client funds in Westpoint schemes could be facing individual lawsuits over their recommendations....

Acadian Asset Management's Global Equity fund has emerged as the most consistent performer over the past three and five years in an international equity funds survey by P...

There’s no lack of motivation to invest in a international equity fund currently, but decidedly less information about which funds to invest in. Local research on interna...

The corporate regulator remains enthusiastic about creating additional model Statements of Advice (SOAs), despite only a “mutedly positive” response to the initiative fro...

Agribusiness investment schemes have been gaining greater acceptance with financial planners in recent years. Money Management spoke to a number of advisers and dealer gr...

Scott Keeley decided he had to make a career change by the age of 30, or remain a public servant forever. He chose a career in financial planning and joined a small pract...

Austock Life has acquired Brisbane-based friendly society Manchester Unity Limited, enabling the mutual life company to fulfil the demutualisation wishes of its members....

Investor enthusiasm for managed accounts, which include unified managed accounts, separately managed accounts and wraps, is expected to continue as the value of assets he...

TFS Corporation is expecting to maintain sales of its managed investment scheme woodlots in the current financial year....

Superannuation fund performance tables have come in for another round of criticism with financial planning partner at accounting and financial services firm HLB Mann Judd...

The Financial Industry Complaints Service has put off making a formal decision on whether its rulings can be internally reviewed until early next year....

Despite consumer concerns over interest rates, the proportion of investors planning to purchase direct property in the next 12 months has dropped only slightly from 34.8 ...

Shadow shoppers seeking financial planning advice for ASIC’s current shadow shopping campaign are no longer at large....

The longstanding legal dispute between Equity Trustees Limited and the vendors of the Wealthpac Master Fund has been resolved....