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Superannuation

The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry has ended the 2012 year on a high, continuing its steep growth trajectory to finish at a record $6.4 billion in funds u...

Financial planning

Business confidence in the finance and insurance industry remained steady despite an overall decline as 2012 wound down, according to Roy Morgan industry communications d...

Funds management

New data on ETFs reveals solid growth in 2012, bringing the value of industry to $6.4 billion in Australia....

Life/Risk

Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has announced the sale of its entire UK operations following a strategic group review....

Editorial

AMP's acquisition of Cavendish Group marked the beginning of a major push into the SMSF sector, while in the same month IOOF launched its bid for Plan B....

Financial planning

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces acquisition of Southern Finance Group....

Editorial

With fixed interest investments becoming increasingly popular with all types of investors, Michael Frearson writes it is crucial that they know what to look out for....

Editorial

ETFs have been growing at a rapid pace in the last few years, but as Janine Mace writes, this might be due to their potential, rather than the recent and current achievem...

Financial planning

Yellow Brick Road confirms deal with Macquarie after entering a trading halt earlier today....

Financial planning

Litigation funder IMF Australia has confirmed further action against S&P and ABN Amro....

Funds management

If the ASX continues to concentrate around mining and resources, it could hurt the allocation to Aussie equities by super funds, according to ASFA's Gordon Noble....

Financial planning

Health insurer, nib, acquires Tower's NZ health insurance business....

Financial planning

NAB announces a profit drop, but NAB Wealth reports a solid result along with departure of "lower productivity" salaried advisers....

Financial planning

Mariner Corporation Limited has made a $24.5 million offer to buy the ordinary shares of Wilson HTM Investment Group....

Financial planning

Bank of Queensland's announcement yesterday of an annual loss has sounded a warning bell for Australia's regional banks, according to ratings house FitchRatings....

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