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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....
Financial planning
Countplus has acquired a 25 per cent stake in South Australian professional services firm Hood Sweeney....
Superannuation
A service providing convenient share registry data access for SMSF administrators has been announced by BGL Corporate Solutions and Computershare Investor Services Austra...
Financial planning
SMSF software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has teamed up with Computershare to provide a share registry data service....
Editorial
With every investment management firm claiming it is different from its competitors, Allan Gray asks what it means to be contrarian....
Financial planning
CEO bonuses fell significantly in 2011, reflecting a more mature conversation between company boards and their shareholders, an ASCI study shows....
Superannuation
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has indicated that if a share order is executed in two 'parcels' due to market conditions it will still be treated as a single acquir...
Superannuation
Where an SMSF has bought property, the break-up of assets may be problematic during a divorce, explains Michael Hallinan....
Editorial
Australian Ethical has reported a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $402,000 for the 2011-12 financial year, down 64 per cent on the previous result....
Funds management
Using a negative investment screen to preclude investments in companies employing non-responsible investment practices should not impede returns over the long term....
Editorial
SFG Australia has reported positive earnings and revenue growth in a financial year that followed the effective merger of Shadforth Financial Group Holdings and Snowball ...
Financial planning
IOOF has passed the halfway mark in its planned acquisition of Plan B, whose board has urged remaining shareholders to accept IOOF's current offer....
Financial planning
Financial services specialist technology provider GBST Holdings has undertaken a restructuring which it says reflects its global growth....
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council has released its superannuation governance policy, which enforces an independent chair and majority independent directors for trustees who ...
Editorial
Countplus has reported a net profit after tax of $11.31 million for the 2011-12 financial year - down 12.2 per cent on the previous period....
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