One of Australia's best known businesses also offers financial services and has a market brand and exposure unrivalled in the industry. Jason Spits looks at how the NRMA ...

Fund manager, Armstrong Jones (AJ) has continued its incredible run in one of the New Zealand industry's top awards programs, racking up the Morningstar Fund Manager of t...

The financial services industry is battling CLERP6 legislation which could cost dealers, brokers and advisers hundreds of thousands of dollars each in CGT and stamp duty....

Insurance bonds will remain an attractive investment vehicle for high income investors until at least the end of the next financial year. Michael Abbott explains their at...

Inch.com.au has launched a website offering financial planners and their clients on-line financial planning advice, legal and accounting services....

Summit master trust has rolled out its own DIY service for self managed super funds (SMSFs) and their trustees, offering administration and custody services. ...

The Commonwealth has launched itself in to general insurance broking market with an insurance service for private motor vehicles....

Consulting group Aon is to launch a local financial planning business in June in a bid to keep clients from seeking its services elsewhere....

A WestpacTrust advertisement in New Zealand promising free advice from staff trained in savings and investment has angered many in the NZ financial planning industry....

On just about any criteria, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has been a very successful trade and professional association. In little over ten years, it has put f...

The National, soon to be Australia’s third biggest fund manager, has taken top spot in inflow of funds for the three months to the end of March....

Can salary packaging survive the GST? Julie Bennett investigates. There have been murmurings around the industry that the GST will make salary packaging less attractive...

June has traditionally been the month when most small to medium sized enterprise (SME) clients have made super contributions to boost retirement savings and re-duce immed...

Connelly Temple has been pulled up by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) over the wording of a brochure promoting its range of life in-surance prod...