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Underinsurance risks unravelling the best laid retirement plans

One of the biggest threats to a baby boomer’s retirement plans could be the underinsurance of their adult children. Kevin Goss explains why all family members must be ade...

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Crunching the recruitment numbers

Data from SEEK indicates the financial services and banking industry remains in the top 10 highest paid industries....

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Financial planners count the costs of client engagement

New research confirms consumers who use financial planners are generally happy with the service they receive but, as Mike Taylor reports, it also points to how many clien...

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FOFA squeezing smaller players out

It is now becoming increasingly clear that one of the major consequences of the Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will be further industry consolidat...

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International markets - the state of play

With talk of interest rate rises shifting to the possibility of a rate cut, Dr Ron Bewley weighs up the outlook for asset classes in Australia and abroad....

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Bell FG profit down 24 per cent

Bell Financial Group has reported $6.3 million in net profits for the six months to 30 June 2011 - down 24 per cent on the previous corresponding period....

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Portfolio manager profile: Brian Eley, Eley Griffiths Group

Eley Griffiths Group's Brian Eley remains moderately optimistic despite the short term outlook continuing to be choppy and sentiment conflicted....

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Portfolio manager profile: Monik Kotecha, Insync Funds Management

Companies that are operating in growing markets, which have low levels of debt, pricing power and generate significant amounts of free cash and give most of that back to ...

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Portfolio manager profile: Paul Cuddy, Bennelong Australian Equity Partners

Stock prices are driven by earnings. The greatest returns come from companies that can deliver positive earnings surprises relative to market expectations, according to B...

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Portfolio manager profile: David Pace, Greencape Capital

David Pace is a portfolio manager at Greencape Capital. He previously spent 13 years at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers where he ran the MLIM High Conviction Strategy f...

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Portfolio manager profile: John Campbell, Avoca Investment Management

John Campbell has worked in Australian equities for 22 years on both the sell and buy side, primarily in an equity research capacity. Prior to setting up Avoca, his most ...

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The FOFA freight train picks up speed

While financial planners have warned that the FOFA changes will be significant, Mike Taylor reports that the Government does not see that as an impediment to achieving it...