FINANCIAL PLANNING

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ING Australia, the joint venture between ING group and ANZ, has booked a net profit after tax of $327 million for calendar 2004, up 52 per cent on 2003’s result which was...

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The International Wine Investment Fund, where Perennial Investments founder Ian Macoun is managing director-designate, will vote on its future next month in what is shapi...

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Suncorp has posted a 47 per cent jump in net profit for the half year ending December, becoming the latest financial services group to ride favourable investment conditio...

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Australians own more shares directly than anyone else in the world but are as likely to get stock tips from a newspaper as from a financial planner, according to a study ...

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Getting the public to understand the benefits of financial planning, boosting the reputation of the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation and improving communica...

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The part sale of Professional Investment Services (PIS) is beginning to cast aspersions on the future of the country’s other large independent dealer group, Count Financi...

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You would think Barry Lambert has flown the flag of independence boldly and proudly enough over the past few years to well and truly bury any question he might consider s...

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Macquarie Equity Markets has released a second series of ALPS securities, offering an introductory income yield of 12 per cent, with a capital guarantee over the six and ...

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Investment and advisory firm Babcock and Brown (B&B) surpassed its own expectations today by posting an operating profit 10.4 per cent above that forecast in its pre-list...

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The Australian Taxation Office has renewed its campaign aimed at reuniting people with their lost superannuation accounts....

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A new financial literacy training program was launched in Melbourne today with the unveiling of Money for Life – Money 101....

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Coin Software has dealt another blow to its competitors in the highly competitive adviser software market after striking a deal with Goldman Sachs JBWere Private Clients ...

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