Strong inflows and solidly performing equity markets have assisted in expanding the size of the retail managed funds market by 4.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2003 ...

HFA Asset Management has launched two new funds - the HFA International Shares Fund and the HFA Australian Shares Fund - into the retail market targeting investors seekin...

Some investors are unaware of the risks associated with debentures and unsecured notes, says Margaret Callinan....

Westpac Banking Corporation today - a year to the day since announcing its acquisition of BT Financial Group - says synergies from the highly publicised purchase last yea...

The wealth management divisions of major banks languished over the 2002/03 financial year, with total earnings excluding appraisal adjustments increasing by a total of on...

Macquarie Bank has recorded a record profit of $242 million after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders for the half year to September 30 2003, up 32 per cent on the ...

Navigator has added its first capital protected fund to its platform in a bid to coax nervous investors back into equity investments from cash....

The announcement of a healthy 15.6 per cent growth in funds under administration for St George-owned Sealcorp over the past twelve months today has significantly boosted ...

Australian equities were the stand-out performer when compared to other asset classes in the month of October, after the S&P 200/ASX finished up 3.2 per cent....

Western Australian financial services group BankWest has launched a new financial planning company - BWA Financial Services - targeting a broad spectrum of its existing c...

Australia has overtaken Italy when measured by total managed fund assets, putting it in fourth place worldwide behind the United States, France and Luxembourg....

IOOF is facing potentially damaging legal action from aggrieved investors who lost money in traded policies with AM Corporation (AM Corp)....

Macquarie Bank has partnered with financial planning group, Professional Investment Services to launch a new six-year capital protected Australian equities investment pro...

Markets in August provided growth-oriented superannuation funds with another bumper month of returns, reinforcing the notion that investors should focus on long-term inve...