Colonial’s Australian Financial Services division has reported a profit of $212 million, up 38 per cent, for the year ending December 31, 1998....
Colonial is to slash its retail product range as part of the rationalisation following the mergers with Legal & General and Prudential....
The Financial Planning Association is developing a concerted campaign to put retirement income issues on the Federal Government's agenda. Here, Michael McKenna puts the c...
US-based funds management giant Vanguard is beginning to see the kind of success in Australia that pushed the group to its solid number two position in the US mutual fund...
Direct distribution in shares and managed funds over the Internet is heating up with the entry of a new discount broking player and the aggressive marketing of a new mana...
Merrill Lynch and Challenger Asset Management have launched a new warrant product aimed at investors seeking high yield investments....
Dealer group Godfrey Pembroke Limited (GPL) has sold down a majority stake in its unlisted property trust venture, Abacus Funds Management Limited....
Financial planning has continued its boom run, with the latest figures from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) suggesting the sector has grown 20 per cent in the pa...
Property as an asset class in Australia has generated strong returns in recent years, with listed trusts outperforming the stock market. But there are signs of a softenin...
Property will perform favourably against other asset classes again in 1999 and annual returns of about 10 per cent are forecast for the next three years, according to a l...
Business owner/operators who take out only income protection insurance to cover a possible absence still risk losing their businesses, writes David Wilkinson. ...
Austock and Advent Management Group (AMG) have launched a new $30 million venture capital fund, Advent III....
Strong sales of corporate and retail superannuation products increased the flow of new business into AMP Financial Services' Australian operations last year....
Australia’s total household debt rose by more than 10 per cent in the year to last October, according to Australia’s credit unions....
Australians are only slightly more likely to seek the services of a financial planner when looking for financial guidance than an accountant, family member or bank manage...
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....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...