EDITORIAL

Suncorp Group has announced a $389 million NPAT for the six months to 31 December 2011, with general insurance contributing $162 million despite the impact of natural dis...

WHK has taken a first half profit hit amid volatile markets and a business transformation, but is optimistic about the outlook....

The times suit Challenger as annuities growth translates into record half-year result....

Elizabeth Moran looks at the broad risk-and-return characteristics of three investment classes: cash, bonds and equities in the Australian market between October 1989 and...

Although the process involving the upcoming FOFA reforms commenced a few years ago, the reforms package still looks like an unsolved jigsaw puzzle, writes Pam Roberts....

The recent announcement by Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan that he had convened a Superannuation Roundtable seems to thoroughly misunderstand the consequences that go with c...

In his market forecast for 2012, Ron Bewley has a stronger sense of positive outcomes in the next 12 months....

The financial services industry is slowly losing its recruitment drive as economic and regulatory uncertainties linger. However, while some find it difficult to grow, oth...

The Government may be talking the talk with respect to simplifying superannuation, but according to Liz Westover its actions on excess concessional contributions suggest ...

It became apparent during the Parliamentary Joint Committee hearings held to review the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills that the legislation requires significant ...

An almost inevitable consequence of the Commonwealth Bank's acquisition of Count Financial is that some of Count's financial planners have signalled they feel uncomfortab...

Many Australians take a 'she’ll be right' attitude to the risks they may face during their lifetime, but in doing so they run the risk of paying a very high price should ...

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