In the dark days of 2001-2002, when investment markets were in the doldrums, a dismal performance by the big institutional funds left a lot of planners and investors look...

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Platform providers have again been left to play second fiddle to Colonial’s FirstChoice...

Strong first quarter results have Count Financial on track to achieving growth targets, with the company reporting an 11 per cent increase in funds under administration i...

IOOF has revamped the structure of its financial planning group Winchcombe Carson in an effort to be more competitive in the advisory market....

ING has repackaged its entire life insurance range into a single product, introduced two new types of cover and will allow client to access family discounts, as part of a...

Functionality and service have overtaken fees as advisers’ key concerns when using wraps and master trusts according to a study conducted by research house Brandmanagemen...

Platforms have proliferated and grown to colossal sizes, evolving over time to occupy a space in the financial services landscape in which they have few competitors....

Despite heavy criticism of advisers over conflicts of interest, the vast majority do not believe the financial planning industry should abandon commission-based remunerat...

Growing demand from Australian investors for global property exposure has prompted ING Investment Management to launch a locally domiciled global listed property fund....

Australia’s pool of funds management assets will almost triple in 10 years, enticing more global players to move in and compete with domestic groups, the country’s intern...

The commencement of the Federal Government’s Transitions to Retirement initiative has been extensively welcomed and widely discussed, but most platform managers are in no...

Paragem Partners has made its second acquisition in as many months, snapping up Zurich’s DBOS licensee support service business, after it bought Tribeca’s compliance arm ...

Australian Wholesale Funds Marketing is planning to apply for a retail licence to enable it to offer two overseas funds to advisers and platforms....