Steve Blanche has departed AC&L to join MLC Adviser Solutions as the national sales manager, protection....

Howard Funds Management’s flagship product, the Howard Mortgage Product, has been awarded ASSIRT’s highest rating....

European investors are becoming increasingly concerned at the high concentration of investment in telecommunication bonds....

New Zealanders appear more ready than ever to lose their money to absurd investment products lured by the promise of high returns according to John Farrell, head of the S...

Fund managers have been facing an uphill battle in getting investors to recognise the attractiveness of annuity products that include growth assets....

Rationalisation in the listed property trust market will not stop new players coming into the market, according to Rothschild Australia....

Over the past five years, a lot of the fat has been trimmed from profit margins for banks on home loans. At the same time, profit margins for margin lenders re-main robus...

From time to time, the trust deed of a superannuation fund or other trust may be amended. In some circumstances, the changes to the trust deed may result in a new trust b...

Advance Asset Management (AAM) has set about a major restructure of its distri-bution and investment operations, following the departure of long serving manag-ing directo...

Migrants can be an affluent market for financial planners, but, it seems, also a difficult one which requires much patience and hard work before it pays off. ...

While some financial planners are already capturing younger customers, many more are overlooking a market that is poised to become a major force to be reckoned with. Loui...

The Tyndall name will remain as a significant brand in the Australian financial services market under plans to merge the Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) and Tyndall investment ...

A Western Australia vineyard project that was sold heavily through financial planners has gone into administration....

Mercantile Mutual has made its intentions clear that it wants to be a major player in property funds management, launching a $112 million takeover bid for Heine Man-ageme...