Larissa Tuohy

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Financial planning

26 Jul

Australian equities have become the star performers of many portfolios in the past 12 months, and every day the market gets stronger. But, like all good things, it has to...

Financial planning

26 Jul

Stock picking: small, mid or micro?

The mid-cap stocks enjoyed strong growth in 2004, and have been a favoured sector for investors, but should that be the only sector which investors focus on? The simple a...

Financial planning

26 Jul

An international perspective

The Australian market broke all records last year, but was it even noticed by overseas fund managers? Money Management finds out....

Financial planning

26 Jul

Holistic planning: a hurdle too high?

Aren’t you tired of hearing about holistic, lifestyle planning? I am. Not that the concept is wrong, it’s just an impossibly tall order....

Financial planning

22 Jul

$16m financial literacy campaign

Paul Clitheroe, chair of the Financial Literacy Foundation, announced that a $16 million Federal Government grant will be used to fund a public education campaign using t...

Financial planning

21 Jul

Breaking with the past

Breakaway dealer groups make good newspaper copy. With the same elements of any TV drama warring factions, disgruntled individuals, secret deals and an occasional bit of...

Financial planning

14 Jul

Aviva service levels win adviser support

Following a review of its underwriting and administration processes, as well as a variety of product enhancements, Aviva has gone on to win this year’s Risk Manager of th...

Financial planning

14 Jul

Finding the winners

The Money Management/Dexx&r Adviser Choice Risk Awards, now in their third year, are based on a number of criteria and processes....

Life/Risk

14 Jul

New attempts to address under-insurance

Over the past six months, life companies have expanded their existing product range to include stand-alone total and permanent disability (TPD) benefits and superannuatio...

Life/Risk

14 Jul

Risk cover in black and white

Unlike the majority of term and total and permanent disability (TPD) products, Protection Life from Aviva is payable after three months rather than six. According to Tim ...