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American Express Australia has agreed to slash its policy of increasing interest rates for credit card customers in default, following concerns raised by the financial se...

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Financial planning

American Express Australia has agreed to slash its policy of increasing interest rates for credit card customers in default, following concerns raised by the financial se...

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Editorial

SFG Australia has announced a 5 per cent increase in net profit after tax, boosted by cost savings from the integration of Snowball Group and Shadforth Financial Group....

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Editorial

In this excerpt from Lonsec’s Australian Equities Large Cap Sector review, Lin Ngin writes the last 12 months have seen unusual trends emerge in the Australian equities l...

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Editorial

Business risk insurance should be a key component of every risk strategy, but only a fraction of companies are properly insured, writes Jason Bamford....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees are less confident about reaching their target retirement income than they were a year ago, according to an SPAA study....

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Superannuation

SMSFs with heavy allocations to cash will have found themselves at a disadvantage in January, with both domestic and international equities driving superannuation returns...

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Funds management

The Charter Hall Retail REIT has reported operating earnings of $41.7 million for the six months to 31 December 2011 (13.92 cents per unit) and a distribution of 13 cents...

Financial planning

2011 was Australia's toughest year on record for corporate insolvencies, according to specialist insolvency firm, Taylor Woodings....

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Editorial

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...

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Financial planning

The number of Australians actively trading shares online has increased, despite market returns expectations having collapsed in the second half of 2011, according to Inve...

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Superannuation

While growing in popularity, ETFs have yet to attract significantly firm allocations within SMSFs, according to Multiport Technical Services director, Philip La Greca....

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Financial planning

The number of Australians actively trading shares online has increased, despite market returns expectations having collapsed in the second half of 2011, according to Inve...

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Editorial

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

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Financial planning

New research by Edelman confirms Australians have little trust that the Government will do the right thing....

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