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AIA Australia reports strong growth in premiums and assets

AIA Australia has reported a 21 per cent growth in premiums and a 27 per cent growth of total assets for the year ended 30 November 2011....

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Why cash is an investor's security blanket

The popularity of cash products does not seem to revolve solely around investment sentiment anymore. Milana Pokrajac reports....

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Who picks up the costs of rushing FOFA?

If Bill Shorten did not already have enough reason to announce appropriate transition periods for the implementation of FOFA and the Stronger Super legislation, he might ...

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Perpetual looks to future after tough half

Perpetual has reported a 25 per cent profit drop but looks to a more positive future....

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Praemium posts $3.3 million loss amid restructure

Portfolio administration firm Praemium has announced a $3.3 million net loss before tax for the first half of the 2011/12 financial year....

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Large cap Australian equities - a recap of 2011

In this excerpt from Lonsec’s Australian Equities Large Cap Sector review, Lin Ngin writes the last 12 months have seen unusual trends emerge in the Australian equities l...

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Business risk insurance - the key to an effective risk strategy

Business risk insurance should be a key component of every risk strategy, but only a fraction of companies are properly insured, writes Jason Bamford....

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Insurance - working out your PECs

Col Fullagar examines the topic of pre-existing exclusion clauses in risk insurance policies....

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Financial planners start the year with a reality check

Although financial planners are in for another tough year, the Financial Planning Association's Mark Rantall believes this could be a good time to reflect on how to creat...

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Getting FOFA's timing right

The Government seems determined to bring on parliamentary debate about the FOFA bills well before the May Budget but, as Mike Taylor reports, Financial Services Minister ...

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IOOF net profit result down, but solid

IOOF has reported a six per cent decline in net profit in difficult markets, but is already seeing benefits from the DKN acquisition....

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Suncorp Group announces profit despite natural disasters

Suncorp Group has announced a $389 million NPAT for the six months to 31 December 2011, with general insurance contributing $162 million despite the impact of natural dis...