The Tower Group has created a new asset management group in Australia which it says will combine Tower Asset Management with some investment functions of Tower Trust Aust...
Research house Morningstar has appointed ex-Assirt executive John Lozano as the head of technology for its Australian business....
Beleaguered financial services giant AMP has announced that it will close its UK pension business, NPI, to new business while continuing to manage its existing book as pa...
Financial services group Tower Australia will meet the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in court tomorrow after incorrect payments were made to its...
Australian Skandia will launch a new corporate superannuation service targeting independent financial advisers through its bundled product Skandia One next month....
First State Investments has made the first official move to establish a presence in China, with its Chinese funds management venture lodging an application with the Chine...
Levies on financial services institutions will rise almost $10 million to $84.8 million in 2003/04, with the superannuation, insurance and authorised deposit taking insti...
Promina-owned fund manager Tyndall Investment Management has created its own marketing division which will now be directly responsible for marketing services and sales....
A "plain English" guide on the Statement of Advice (SOA) and a model Financial Services Guide (FSG) have been released by a consortium of industry groups to assist member...
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has backed the Federal Government's decision to reintroduce its superannuation surcharge and co-contribution refo...
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released an upgraded Standard Investment Management Agreement (SIMA) emphasising the importance of active cor...
Lonsdale Financial Group has signed up Australian Skandia’s platform, Skandia One - the second group to take the platform on board since its launch two months ago....
ING Investment Management regional director for North Asia Chris Ryan will replace Asia Pacific chief executive Paul Scully in the same role as of July 1, 2003 with the l...
Ipac Securities is expanding its business reach to cover the Brisbane financial planning market, after announcing plans to open an office there this month....
Independent ratings company Adviser Ratings has found that almost a third of financial planners have noticed a change in business volume since the release of the Australi...
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...