EDITORIAL

Col Fullagar outlines the steps required when determining the insurance needs of clients....

The criticisms increasingly levelled against ratings houses are often unfair and symptomatic of failings in the way their research is interpreted and applied, writes Mike...

Tim Browne explains why CommInsure opposes a ban on commissions....

Fiducian has reported consolidated profit after tax of $4.11 million to June 30, 2010, up 25 per cent from last financial year, with the group looking to expand its servi...

Praemium has slowed its losses from $11 million in the 2008-09 financial year to $5.7 million last financial year....

There is a heavy reliance on equities when it comes to investment portfolio construction, but getting the balance right is no easy task, writes Stephen Hart....

The financial services industry is a complex organism, writes Mike Taylor, and tweaking parts of it could lead to the emergence of unforeseen market distortions....

Equity Trustees has reported no change in profit for the past financial year but growth in its private clients push....

The bedding down of IOOF’s merger with AWM and its acquisition of Skandia have paid dividends for the group in the form of a record profit....

Treasury Group reported a consolidated profit after tax of $11.68 million for the last financial year, up 136 per cent, while normalised net profit after tax was $10.19 m...

A restructure, joint venture sales and a strong return from general insurance have seen Suncorp significantly lift its profit....

Financial planning dealer group Snowball has reported a 31 per cent profit fall in the year to 30 June, 2010, mostly due to the financial impact of the acquisition of Off...

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