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Editorial

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....

Editorial

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

Financial planning

ING Australia, the joint venture between ING group and ANZ, has booked a net profit after tax of $327 million for calendar 2004, up 52 per cent on 2003’s result which was...

Editorial

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

Financial planning

Australians own more shares directly than anyone else in the world but are as likely to get stock tips from a newspaper as from a financial planner, according to a study ...

Financial planning

Suncorp has posted a 47 per cent jump in net profit for the half year ending December, becoming the latest financial services group to ride favourable investment conditio...

Financial planning

Macquarie Equity Markets has released a second series of ALPS securities, offering an introductory income yield of 12 per cent, with a capital guarantee over the six and ...

Financial planning

Investment and advisory firm Babcock and Brown (B&B) surpassed its own expectations today by posting an operating profit 10.4 per cent above that forecast in its pre-list...

Financial planning

Balanced funds that were overweight in Australian shares performed best last month, as the ‘January effect’ lifted the local bourse but passed over the US and Japanese ex...

Financial planning

AXA Asia Pacific reported an 18 per cent rise in operating earnings (excluding health) to $354.2 million this morning, yet this failed to translate into higher margins wi...

Financial planning

Overseas shares funds followed the US market to mediocre returns last month, with just three of the 78 funds available in Australia making money for investors before fees...

Financial planning

The Government should use its majority in both houses of Parliament to substantially simplify Australia’s superannuation laws....

Financial planning

The financial planning arm of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was one of the outstanding performers in this week’s bumper profit announcement, with a 54 per cent jump ...

Financial planning

Funds being allocated to superannuation and other forms of retirement incomes are continuing to grow strongly according to the latest data produced by research house Dexx...

Funds management

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, boosted by an outperforming funds management division and solid growth in home loans and other personal and business lending, has post...

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