St.George-owned Ascalon Capital Managers has taken a 25 per cent equity stake in Victoria-based boutique fund manager First Samuel, taking the group’s equity positions in...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) had “constructive” talks on Friday and will meet ...
Integrated Tree Cropping (ITC) managing director Tony Jack has left the company days prior to its listing and has been temporary replaced by Futuris Corporation chief exe...
Financial planning group ipac Securities has formed its first strategic alliance with an accounting practice after striking a deal with Brisbane-based firm MGI White Hanc...
Newly launched retail distribution group The Private Collection has launched its second fund - an income fund offered by boutique fund manager Westpoint Corporation....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will post its first end of financial year operating loss this year, with an expected $2 million deficit for 2004, due to a fall i...
Financial Services Partners (FSP) is relocating its Melbourne administrative functions to Sydney in a reorganisation of its back-office structure....
The Victorian State Government is set to release an action plan to boost the number of financial services companies in Melbourne....
The recent restructure of the FPA has not stemmed staff departures with public policy and government relations manager Con Hristodoulidis and international and certificat...
Superannuation fund members are likely to place heavy reliance on financial planners in the event of a full choice of fund regime being implemented in Australia, accordin...
Investment platform provider Symetry has opened its third ownership sharing plan to advisers, offering an equity stake to more dealer groups....
Allianz Dresdner Asset Management (ADAM) head of Australian equities Mark Finselbach left the group yesterday after submitting his resignation last Friday - a move quickl...
Global ratings and benchmark provider MSCI now has in excess of $1.5 billion in assets linked to its hedge fund index despite the benchmark only being introduced in July ...
Advisers are changing their view of education as merely a means for compliance under FSR to embrace the concept of ‘life-long’ learning, according to the Securities Insti...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has appointed Greg Tanzer as executive director of consumer protection and international relations, replacing ...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...