Challenger International has attributed a 24 per cent rise in year-on-year profits to an increase in sales of annuity and funds management products....
FEARS OVER heightened market volatility in the Australian stockmarket following the confirmation of more US corporate accounting disasters and the crackdown by President ...
RAPID Ratings has joined forces with Brillient managing director Graham Rich to provide company and credit risk rating information to the Australian funds management and ...
American International Assurance (Australia) (AIA) launched Women’s SmartCover, a female crisis assistance benefit, this month. This introduction of a targeted women’s pr...
The international share market has been tainted by a slump in performance in the past 12 months, while in comparison, managers on the local scene have battled ahead earni...
The ASX has confirmed IWL will merge with share market information system provider IRESS, giving both parties access to the financial planning and stockbroking industry’s...
The arrival of separate accounts will put further pressure on master trusts to reduce fees. As FIONA MOORE reports, master trusts could learn from separately managed acco...
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...
International research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates has approached a number of Australian research organisations with an offer to forge formal ties ahead of a w...
Over the last few years I’ve noticed that industry commentators are focussing on the issue of so called “independence” of advice and then drawing the conclusion that this...
Research house Morningstar says it is definitely not pulling out of the Australian market despite continuing industry speculation that such a move is imminent....
Van Eyk Research has placed a hold on Rothschild Australian Asset Management’s (RAAM) International Equities fund, going against decisions earlier in the week by both Ass...
Rothschild Australia Asset Management has announced that it is seeking equity partners to drive further growth in the Australian financial services market....
Hedge fund manager specialist Financial Risk Management (FRM) has hit Australian shores, headed up by former Tower Asset Management chief executive Derek Goodyer....
When the Dimensional Value fund hit the top rung of the performance ladder for the year to May 31, the financial services industry let out a collective cry of surprise. J...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....