A boutique fund manager has teamed up with a financial planning firm and a stockbroker to offer a direct property fund for the self-managed superannuation fund market....
Unlicensed managed investment scheme raised approximately $7.9 million from investors....
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has named the corporate regulator, along with itself and Storm Financial, as one of the key stakeholders involved in the circumstances ...
A continued resurgence in listed markets could result in further downward revaluations in unlisted assets and a consequent narrowing or reverse of the favourable performa...
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has raised a total of $20.2 million as at June 30 in specific and collective provisions relating to loans for its Great Southern Managed Investm...
Dealer groups will need to reinvent themselves to survive, writes DAVID FOX....
Does borrowing inside superannuation warrant further consideration, asks TROY SMITH....
New research from MLC suggests that unlisted property has not held up through the global financial crisis and its perceived outperformance is illusory and a result of val...
Financial planning practices are looking to pool their office resources in an attempt to lower costs and stave off forced mergers....
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has successfully pursued legal action to recover the assets of the failed Harts Staff Superannuation Fund....
Multiport's June survey of SMSF investments has shown that cash has more than doubled in the past 18 months. There are also signs that investors are increasing their expo...
Following the recent restructure, the role of group executive property development finance no longer exists....
Centro group announces significant downward revaluations....
Orchard Funds Management will pay distributions on seven of its funds this month, but a number of its other funds remain suspended and facing financing difficulties....
It has been asset allocation not lower fees that has seen industry funds outperform the retail master trusts in nine out of the past 10 years, according to Chant West....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...