Investors and their advisers tend to pay scant attention to liquidity, what it costs and whether they need it. Just like more widely recognised factors such as market ris...

Commission disclosure for life insurance products is no stranger to controversy. Gareth Cosslett asks if the latest battle, concerning two pieces of key financial service...

As advisers head into the new financial year, looking for the silver lining on last year's grey clouds, unusual facts are emerging in various investment sectors....

With $20 billion under management, half of which are retail funds, Macquarie Investment Management has been staging a performance comeback over the past year. Zilla Efrat...

Paladin will be launching a number of property securities and syndication products under its new partnership with Norwich Union....

Financial planners, investment advisers, accountants, and all professionals who provide investment advice should be aware of the recent introduction of the prudent person...

Support for a compulsory retirement savings system in New Zealand continues to gain ground according to the latest SaverPulse survey....

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 remain robust...

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...

Tower Asset Management's forte in Australian equities has helped it win $715 million in new money to manage lately. ...

Australia's financial services watchdog has just handed down its vi-sion of how wrap accounts should be regulated. ...

Syndication has become the darling of the direct property investment sector, with new schemes coming to the market almost every month. John Wilkinson takes a look at what...

National Asset Management executive director of property Graham Brewer has a habit of getting in the headlines....

It is a sort of chicken and egg situation. One of the reasons behind the current property boom is the cheap money available. Yet mortgage lenders are becoming concerned a...