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Challenger’s hold on annuities takes profits higher

Challenger International has attributed a 24 per cent rise in year-on-year profits to an increase in sales of annuity and funds management products....

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IWL posts loss despite revenue upswing

IWL has experienced a 76 per cent, or $6.5 million, increase in operating revenues in the year to the end of June, but ended up with an overall loss of $1.2 million....

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Income streams can flow from different sources

Diversification can be as important for investors looking for a regular income stream as it is for those looking for capital growth, writes ROB KEAVNEY....

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Are we failing clients in asset allocation?

Despite the emphasis placed on the importance of asset allocation, DOMINIC McCORMICK thinks traditional wisdom on what constitutes strategic asset allocation leaves a lot...

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Do fund of funds serve the retail investor?

Fund of funds investment vehicles continue to gain investor dollars and adviser support as each seek easier ways to invest. However, MARK KNIGHT questions whether the fun...

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Risk tolerance: it’s all about returns

In a recent column, Robert Keavney reignited the risk profiling debate. LISA CHAMBERS argues that planners are legally obliged to understand their client’s risk tolerance...

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When small funds get too big

Small cap funds have done well in the last year but they are becoming more difficult to access, as GEORGE LIONDIS discovers....

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IAG focuses on financial services despite profit slump

NRMA parent Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has pumped $12 million into its financial services division during the 2001-02 financial year but has experienced a net loss o...

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MLC to compensate investors for losses

MLC has announced that it will compensate investors in its superannuation products who suffered a loss in the value of their investment when they were transferred from si...

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Sit at the back of the investment rollercoaster

Yes, 2001 was a rough year for investors but handled right, NICK BRUINING reckons most planners should do well when clients come in for their reviews, just don’t mention ...

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Facing the music in a low return market

As the global economy continues to reel from the events of September 11 and corporate collapses both here and overseas, investor confidence has been shaken. NICOLE SZOLLO...

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Beacon Financial Services hit by investment losses

Beacon Financial Services has lost up to $9 million since June 30 this year as a result of an expensive strategy to exit completely the underperforming derivative positio...