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Understanding what your financial planning clients really want

Understanding what your client wants rather than what you think they want is the key to avoiding financial planning mishaps, explains Ray Griffin....

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Diversification the key to equities success

Last year will undoubtedly go down as one of the more remarkable years for equity markets in recent memory. With volatility now more subdued and shares trading somewhere ...

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Share market sweet spot - smooth sailing until 2011?

Share markets are currently in the 'sweet spot' and will benefit from higher profits early in 2010, writes Stephen van Eyk....

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Providing financial advice to SMSF trustees

SMSF trustees are an unpredictable bunch, writes Tim Hewson. He sifts through recent research that assessed the attitudes of these independent investors....

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Challenges loom for financial services

This year promises to be interesting year for the entire financial services industry, writes Jim Minto....

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A year of opportunity for financial planners

Last year was a watershed year for the financial planning sector, writes Richard Klipin. He explains why 2010 promises to be a year of opportunity....

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SMSFs and Small APRA Funds must act quickly or lose asset tax exemptions

Time is running out for SMSFs and Small APRA Funds to make moves to retain their asset tax exemption status, writes Alex Durham....

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AXA APH expects profits to exceed forecasts

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings' (AXA APH's) 2009 profit is likely to exceed current forecasts, with profit after tax and non-recurring items at about $675 million, according t...

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Platinum’s stronger profit outlook

Platinum Capital has indicated a stronger profit for the half-year ended December 31, but suggests net asset value is the better measure....

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How overseas travel or residency affects risk insurance protection

Financial advisers should be aware of how overseas travel or residency can affect their client’s risk insurance protection, writes Col Fullagar....

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Financial planners finish 2009 on their own terms

The Australian financial planning industry has finished 2009 having successfully surmounted a number of its greatest challenges, writes Mike Taylor....