Management software specialist IQMS believes it has released the first attempt by a software provider to tackle the complete compliance burden associated with the Financi...
Corporate super and financial planning outfit Crewe Consulting has acquired Consolidated Planning in a move to raise its corporate superannuation profile....
The Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament sets out to provide a consistent and comprehensive regulatory framework for our industry. Tom Collins recko...
By Damien Hatfield The article ‘Hedge funds fail the asset class test’ in Money Management (24 May 2001) is a particularly timely discussion of a number of important issu...
Lonsdale Securities has moved into agribusiness research to provide information and reports for financial advisers....
Colonial First State Australia has expanded in to the domestic private equity sector with the roll out of a Diversified Private Equity Fund....
In the year of the tech-wreck in global equity markets, declining interest rates and a slowing global economy, those fund managers who stuck to investment fundamentals ha...
The series of changes in financial services and insurances has resulted in cost increases which may be passed on to clients. Doug Scriven examines how those writing risk ...
The Commonwealth Bank Group has launched a product aimed at snaring small to medium businesses seeking financial advice....
BT Funds Management is feeling the heat of the recent slump in its Australian equities performance....
Macquarie Funds Management has revamped its investment process in response to its flailing Australian equities performance....
Dresdner has increased its presence in the burgeoning Chinese investment market with the signing of a co-operation agreement with a Chinese financial services group....
Accounting and financial planning consolidator Stockford has paid $10.3 million for Moneywise Financial Planning....
Assirt has signed its first deal since it was folded into the Wealthpoint group by announcing an alliance with doctrieve Corporation. Under the terms of the deal, Assirt...
When the National bought MLC earlier this year, LendLease Financial Planning had to look for a new name – and fast. After some angst, the group took on the handle “Apoge...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...