Editorial

The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, faces the prospect of some serious horse-trading in both houses of Parliament to get the financial advice 'opt in' legislation pass...

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Wild weather hits BOQ profits

Bank of Queensland (BOQ) has reduced its expected profit range for the 2011 financial year by $35 million after the flooding and cyclone that hit Queensland....

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DKN posts steady half-year profit

DKN Financial Group has announced steady half-year results, reporting a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $3.73 million, which is 3 per cent short of its NPAT for the corres...

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Strong $A hits AXA result

AXA’s Andrew Penn claims the group is in good shape ahead of its acquisition by AMP – with profit down, but cash earnings up....

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BABL announces $174 million half-year profit

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced another strong half-yearly result, with after-tax profit of $173.9 million for the six months to 31 December 2010....

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The case for tinkering with superannuation

Geoff Wilbow explains why the current superannuation contribution caps are counterproductive and inefficient....

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Sovereign debt haunts Europe

Dominic McCormick argues that the sovereign debt problems experienced by some European countries could continue to ripple through the global economy....

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Recognising the value of financial advice

Financial planners may be upset with Club Plus' Paul Cahill for some of his recent comments, but they should embrace his acknowledgement of the value of advice, Mike Tayl...

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FOFA exposes the financial planning industry's divisions

Another round of research aimed at defining the attitudes of financial planners appears to have confirmed the existence of a generational divide on some of the key questi...

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Salary Survey 2011: Show me the money

Ashleigh McIntyre examines current remuneration packages and CEO salaries in the financial services sector....

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Protecting investors from themselves

When even municipal councils were subjected to multi-million dollar losses through the global financial crisis, Mike Taylor writes that the Government has few options oth...