Sharebrokers Direct Broking and DF Mainland are merging.

The Financial Planners Association of Australia (FPA) holds it's convention in November.

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BT to appoint top global fund manager Putnam to manage global equities

ING's senior investment manager Amanda Smith gives you good reasons to keep money invested in the New Zealand sharemarket.

The New Zealand sharemarket is staging somewhat of a renaissance in the eyes of investors. Once considered a basket case beyond redemption, it's now getting rave reviews from a new band of cheerleaders.

Macquarie has made some changes to its second Titan hedge fund offering which is due out on the market on Monday.

Ever since President Bush announced that Iraq was part of an “axis of evil”, the prospect of war with Iraq has been rising. What would war with Iraq mean for the global economy and financial markets?

Low income-earning New Zealanders wanting to save for their futures learned recently they will continue to be disadvantaged because of a lack of government funding available to address a gaping taxation imbalance.