NRMA Insurance is looking to aggressively grow its funds management operations with an ac-quisition, according to chief executive Eric Dodd....

In a raft of initiatives AMP has announced the launch of a direct channel that could radically change the role of its adviser network....

Former MLC insurance and superannuation agent, Ivan Thomas Merlin of Ballarat, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, after being charged with larceny and charges...

The number of documented cases of people being refused insurance after being gene-tested has almost doubled since recent publicity about gene-testing according to directo...

The proposed back-office alliance between Suncorp Metway and newly-listed NRMA Insurance Group has come to a halt, with the Suncorp choosing to look elsewhere....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced an enforceable undertaking action on Grosvenor Securities’ 40 advisers, following a surveillance...

Swedish investment and insurance giant, Skandia, has announced an intention to enter the Australian retail savings market and will shortly establish its headquarters in S...

IPAC Securities has sold its 50 per cent share of New Zealand Funds Management (NZFM) following a management buyout....

Investors can still take part in global markets by investing in their local multinational stocks, says Merrill Lynch Investment Managers head of investment strategy and r...

As women move out of the kitchen and into the boardroom, they’re becoming increasingly savvy about investment. Kate Kachor asked four industry gurus if women need specia...

<B>Hockey not swayed by ethics </B>The Federal Financial Services Minister, Joe Hockey’s knock back of a proposal for disclosure of ethical considerations taken by invest...

<B>The new adviser </B>For a number of years, self managed super funds (SMSF) have been considered part-time work for many financial planning professionals across Austral...

High-taxing State governments could be clawing back some of the benefits provided by the Federal Government tax reforms according to Rod Atfield, head of Mercantile Mutua...

Deutsche Morgan Grenfell director of marketing and client service Chris Ryan will take on the role of head of business development in asset management with ANZ Funds Mana...