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Funds management

Property yields will remain high in future as the funds available for investment in real estate continue to grow, despite an overall decline in net contributions to super...

Financial planning

Research has confirmed the Chinese market offers strong prospects for financial planners with a nationwide study revealing 63.59 per cent of consumers in China sought adv...

Superannuation

One third of Australia’s 4.8 million retirees regret not having sought expert financial advice during their working lives, according new research....

Financial planning

AMP has severed one of the last remaining links to its former UK operations, announcing today that it had sold its residual stake in the Henderson Group for $212 million....

Funds management

A strong wealth management performance in Australia and New Zealand helped lift AXA’s net profit for the half-year to June 30 by 36 per cent to $246 million....

Financial planning

Perpetual Trustees is the next financial services company off the reporting season blocks to herald good news for investors, with strong growth in funds under management ...

Financial planning

Increasing inflows through financial planners will play a vital role as AMP attempts to double in size over the next five years, chief executive Andrew Mohl said today....

Editorial

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Editorial

Booming investment markets and a decision to not pay almost $1 million for professional indemnity cover have helped Barry Lambert’s Count Financial to record a $12.3 mill...

Financial planning

Kerry Packer-backed Challenger Financial Services has raised all of the money it wanted for its first infrastructure fund in what was a relatively short three week offer ...

Policy & Regulation

Many Australians could have their retirement savings boosted by 13 per cent after the Federal Government abolished the superannuation surcharge when it took control of th...

Financial planning

An Adelaide-based managed investment scheme that allegedly owes at least 78 investors about $56 million has been placed in receivership by order of the Federal Court....

Funds management

Property investment manager MacarthurCook yesterday reopened its listed Property Securities Fund into which it hopes to attract an extra $36 million from existing investo...

Life/Risk

Only four per cent of Australian parents have enough life insurance cover to sustain their family’s lifestyle if either parent were to die, with 60 per cent - or 5.4 mill...

Financial planning

AMP has pulled out of its life insurance joint venture in India, stating that it was withdrawing to focus on its core operation in Australia and New Zealand....

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