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Financial planning

Perpetual has made an offer to acquire The Trust Company, after Equity Trustees’ bid was deemed too low. ...

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Editorial

Macquarie Group has announced a 17 per cent increase in net profit of $851 million for the full-year ended 31 March....

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Editorial

BT Financial Group’s performance has helped drive a solid first-half performance for Westpac....

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Financial planning

Countplus chairman Barry Lambert points to new strategy and possible listing as ultimately benefiting younger principals....

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Financial planning

Financial services group WHK has forecast a 20 per cent decline in earnings amid continuing speculation over the status of a merger with SFG. ...

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Accounting

Countplus looks to offer member principals another publicly-listed vehicle....

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Financial planning

Wilson HTM Investments has confirmed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today that an investigation is underway into allegations leveled against its managing dir...

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Funds management

Ratings house, Standard & Poor’s has been targeted for litigation in the wake of proposed Lehman settlement with Australian councils....

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Superannuation

Improved investor sentiment fuelled by strong equity markets is resulting in a growing demand for bespoke structured products, according to George Lucas, managing directo...

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Editorial

There are more productive ways of gaining income from shares than relying purely on dividends and share price appreciation, writes Drew Corbett....

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Funds management

Equity research company Skaffold has surveyed 100 investors to find their preferences for equity markets performance for the next 12 months....

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Financial planning

Trading in State Street Global Advisers' latest exchange-traded fund (ETF) product — the SPDR S&P World ex-Australia — began on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) t...

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Editorial

The last year has not been kind to the Australian margin lending market, with further declines in the number of active investors. But a potential rally in the equities ma...

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Editorial

Although the use of derivatives provides extra income, it comes at a price. Tom Whitelaw provides an overview of derivative equity income funds....

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Superannuation

ASFA has provided more details on how one of its new committees would work....

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