Barclays has ended widespread market speculation by confirming that it is discussion with various parties including BlackRock with respect to a merger....
More than half of all financial services hiring managers have put a freeze on appointments....
Australian super fund trustees should prepare for a flood of new regulation out of the US in the wake of the financial crisis....
In the wake of the global financial crisis, the belief that alternative investments offered a safe haven from the tumult of the markets has been shaken, and questions are...
Fund managers believe capital flows into emerging markets will recover before developed markets after the global financial crisis, according to a Standard & Poor's survey...
AXA aims to open 10 new practices this year....
While direct property has fared better than listed property trusts in recent times, they are not necessarily a safe haven, writes Damon Taylor. ...
The unprecedented has become commonplace when it comes to the global policy response to the financial crisis, write Stephen Halmarick and Belinda Allen....
With no style bias in its investment equation, ING Investment Management has maintained its position in the market, according to its director of real estate securities, J...
Global financial crisis is accelerating product shift underway as baby boomers move into retirement....
After a long period of wealth creation, wealth protection is suddenly popular again. BENJAMIN LEVY takes a look at the life risk industry in 2009....
Former Prime Minister and Treasurer Paul Keating has warned of the impact the removal of the dividend imputation tax may have on super balances....
Average payout for the death of a partner will not protect families from financial problems....
Clients have been surprisingly forgiving towards their advisers on the recent non-performance of their investments, according to Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers di...
MICHAEL HUTTON outlines some options for accessing superannuation....
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...