Colonial First State is preparing to launch a new master trust platform for both the Colonial and Commonwealth Bank businesses as part of what appears to be a newfound ma...

Dealer groups that launch their own master trusts are said to offer their planners even more choice. But, as KATE KACHOR reports, not everyone believes in their long-term...

The influence of large scale financial institutions in the financial advice market shows no signs of abating. GEORGE LIONDIS reports on Money Management’s second annual l...

Former ING Financial Planning chief executive Mark Spiers has announced his re-emergence in the industry by taking on the role of ASX FundConnect project director....

The IOOF Group has taken a strategic stake in Perth based dealer group Ascare Financial Services as part of its latest push to extend its planning network Australia-wide....

<i>Money Management</i><i>’</i><i>s</i> Rating the Raters survey has brought to the surface a number of grievances and added a missing element in the debate on the value ...

New brand names for almost all of ING Financial Planning’s dealership groups could be launched as early as next quarter, following revealing research conducted by ING on ...

Australian Unity is on the hunt for a new head of funds management after restructuring its top management team....

Colonial First State Investments is set to lose one of the founders of its highly regarded funds management team after the group’s long time head of Australian equities, ...

AMP chief executive Paul Batchelor has remained optimistic about AMP’s profitability despite today announcing a decline in profits for 2001 and forecasting another tough ...

Ascalon Capital Managers, St George’s funds management incubator, has expanded its list of managers announcing the addition of a further two emerging managers to its pool...

These are the gatekeepers, the traditional custodians of investor’s interests, the middle-men between those with the money and the fund managers that invest it. They are ...

It has been often stated in recent weeks that this year would be a very big year for the financial services industry in terms of far reaching developments and events....

The news in late December that the Commonwealth will fold the funds management operations of Colonial First State into its own operations signals the end of a slow joinin...