UBS Global Asset Management has won the InvestorWeb Research Six Star Fund Manager of the Year Award, ahead of Macquarie Investment Management and Perpetual Investments.....

The Financial Planning Week national call centre has become a central awareness campaign for both the financial planning industry and the public alike....

HISTORY does not repeat itself. Business cycles, market trends and business opportunities, if missed 10 years ago, do not represent themselves for a second bite of the ch...

Administration and software provider SunGard has slammed the progress of e-commerce in Australia’s financial services sector, despite the imminent announcement of a Mfund...

The past year’s tax agenda has been characterised by the ATO’s focus on tax effective schemes and unfair loopholes. FIONA MOORE reports on some of the year’s stand out ta...

Fiducian Portfolio Services has acquired Bodinnars Personal Financial Planners for $3 million....

The combined Commonwealth/Colonial and National Australia/MLC groups have confirmed their top positions as the largest Australian retail fund managers....

As part of its national push, Tasmanian stockbroking and financial planning company, Shadforths Limited has purchased RC & A Financial Services Pty Ltd in Melbourne....

Eighty-four per cent of Australians earning over $50,000 per year do not have a formal investment plan for the future, with 50 per cent relying on financial media and soc...

While margin calls can make risk-adverse clients a little weak at the knees, loan providers are now delivering a number of strategies to ease their concerns. FIONA MOORE ...