The message repeated throughout the AMP annual general meeting today was that while global economies are showing weaknesses, AMP’s outlook for 2001 was positive....

Aberdeen Asset Management is considering selling its 50 per cent stake in financial planning and superannuation group Chifley Financial Services as it beds down its acqui...

Fund managers are divided over whether they should help the Government fund the Office of the Retirement Commissioner....

Lonsdale Securities has moved into agribusiness research to provide information and reports for financial advisers....

Sealcorp has dumped Colonial First State and taken on Lumley Life as life insurance provider for the massive Asgard master trust....

The Prudential Insurance Company of America will change its name following a move by the group to push further into the financial services marketplace....

Despite its best efforts, the baby boom generation is growing old. The implications are dramatic. The largest group of people in history is moving into the traditional re...

There are a huge number of forestry projects vying for the attention of financial planners at the moment, as the end of the tax year approaches. But, as John Wilkinson fo...

After a several month search, the Australian Retirement Income Streams Association (ARISA) has hired Kevin Casey as the association’s new chief executive....

Macquarie has signed up Spectra Securities Software to provide its financial planners, stock brokers and management team with portfolio management software....

The Australian Consumers’ Association and the Australian Shareholders’ Association are calling for an inquiry into what they call the failure of the Australian Prudential...

Rothschild will extend its program of alliances, following the success of its venture with US-based Putnam Investments....

Gearing for investment can cover a range of products and strategies. Paul van Rooyen examines gearing in home equity and margin lending as part of a wealth creation strat...

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reacted strongly to the disclosure provisions of the Financial Services Reform Bill, claiming they are inconsistent and no...