Editorial

Funds spike boosts Investor Group profits

A jump in funds under management has helped listed financial planning business Investor Group post a record net profit of $12.09 million for 2004-05, a 55 per cent increa...

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Aiming high for added returns

Fixed interest has an important place when building a diversified portfolio, and the recent rise in new high yielding investment vehicles, such as hybrids and structured ...

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Fiducian profits soar to $1.9m

Non-aligned wealth management group, Fiducian Portfolio Services, has reported a 915 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax to $1.877 million for the 2005 fin...

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Broking, VisiPlan drive IWL profit

Benevolent market conditions, a lucrative broking arrangement with a big four bank and an increase in sign-ups to its advisory software program, VisiPlan, have helped IWL...

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MFS posts $6 million loss

Acquisitions, including the seasonal Mount Hotham and Falls Creek Ski Lift businesses, have not saved boutique fund manager MFS from a net loss after tax of more than $6 ...

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Hedge funds: the missing piece of your portfolio?

A great investor once said: “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” Of course, it’s hard to imagine that there is much that Warren Buffet doesn’t understand abou...

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Count profits rise

Booming investment markets and a decision to not pay almost $1 million for professional indemnity cover have helped Barry Lambert’s Count Financial to record a $12.3 mill...

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IFSA Hot sessions

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