Editorial

When the industry funds refer to “vertically integrated financial institutions” they are really referring to the major banks and insurance companies. And they are right. ...

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Rescuing the orphans from your risk insurance client base

Col Fullagar considers the plight of orphan clients who try to make an insurance claim....

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Austock looks to leaner future after $20 million loss

Austock records net loss of $20.9 million for the 2008-09 financial year, while financial planning team grows funds under management in first year....

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Prime profits plunge on planning revenue falls

Prime Financial Group has posted a 55 per cent fall in net profit after tax for the 2009 full year, partly as a result of a 30 per cent fall in financial planning recurri...

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Fiducian in the black despite profit fall

But equity and property market devaluations over the financial year hit revenue....

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What is the real cost of financial advice?

The cost of providing financial advice has not been readily measured or quantified across the industry, writes Paul Barrett....

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The Black Swan has landed: how to keep portfolios intact during times of stress

In the final part of their series on the risks of margin lending, PAUL RESNIK and PETER WORCESTER conclude that planners need to stress test a client’s portfolio in order...

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Bravura maintains profit

Unchanged profit of $1.6 million, while revenue drops 2 per cent....

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IOOF posts loss and flags sale of insurance business

IOOF Holdings has flagged the sale of its life insurance business in its 2009 annual results, in which it posted a 32.1 per cent loss in net profit to $15.85 million....

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Suncorp profit 'disappointing'

Suncorp's profit for the 2008-09 financial year fell 40 per cent in what chairman John Story called a challenging year for the group....

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DKN Financial Group reports loss of $11 million

Dealer group suffers impairment charges of $17 million and funds under advice drop 16 per cent....

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Don't bully the fat prospectus

There’s zero correlation between the number of pages in an offer document and investment performance. Yep, you can make money from a fat prospectus and lose it on a skinn...