EDITORIAL

Australia’s second largest independent dealer group, Count Financial, has upgraded its profit guidance on the back of what it has described as continued strong growth in ...

Profitability rather than share price will determine the bonus payable to Australian Wealth Management’s new chief executive and managing director, Andrew Barnes, who has...

Julie Lockeridge sold her first term allocated pension in December to an elderly Queensland couple. They weren’t in very good health - the wife had to spend two days a we...

Financial planners are afraid of the investment properties owned by their clients, claims Ark Group chief executive Maurice Goldberg....

Listed investment company Pengana Managers Limited reported its first ever half year performance today with a modest net profit of $54,248 for the second half of 2004....

A strong growth rate during 2005 is predicted for horticulture, especially as Queensland growers make the most of the tropical climate, writes JOHN WILKINSON....

The acquisition of Associated Planners Financial Services and its integration with Garrisons Financial Planning to form Genesys has immediately benefited Challenger, with...

Acquisitions in the accounting education sector and mandates with both the Financial Planning Association and the Australian Stock Exchange have helped Tribeca Learning p...

Strong performance by IOOF’s funds management arm, Perennial Investments, has boosted the financial services group’s half year results....

Promina’s financial services division has contributed $132 million of the group’s $458 million profit for 2004, although the wealth management businesses chipped in just ...

Iress Market Technology has been buoyed by strong revenue growth from its Xplan financial planning software business to lift its net profit by 3.3 per cent to $16.09 mill...

Switzerland-based insurance giant Zurich Financial Services has reported a 29 per cent increase in net income for 2004 despite the impact of “extraordinary catastrophes” ...

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