AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE

Superannuation

Retail investors, including the trustees of SMSFs, are now legally able to invest in Australian Government Bonds, according to Michael Hallinan of SUPERCentral....

Funds management

Litigation funder IMF Australia points to possibility of return from Lehman Brothers’ action....

Editorial

The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed the strong start it has made to 2013, with a March quarter trading update revealing a statutory net profit of $1.9 billion and wealth ...

Life/Risk

Tower Limited has sold most of its life business to NZ-owned Fidelity Life to focus on general insurance....

Editorial

AMP has driven solid cashflows out of its platform acquisitions, but planning firm flows prove patchy....

Financial planning

SFG may make another merger bid if WHK can restore its balance sheet....

Financial planning

The merger talks between financial services groups WHK and SFG have been ended. ...

Editorial

Macquarie Group has announced a 17 per cent increase in net profit of $851 million for the full-year ended 31 March....

Editorial

BT Financial Group’s performance has helped drive a solid first-half performance for Westpac....

Financial planning

Westpac’s half-year results give a glimpse of what its planner growth strategy has cost....

Editorial

BT Investment Management looks to target SMSFs on the back of strong first-half profit increase....

Financial planning

ANZ’s half-year results reveal growth in both planner numbers and planner productivity....

Financial planning

Countplus chairman Barry Lambert points to new strategy and possible listing as ultimately benefiting younger principals....

Financial planning

Financial services group WHK has forecast a 20 per cent decline in earnings amid continuing speculation over the status of a merger with SFG. ...

Accounting

Countplus looks to offer member principals another publicly-listed vehicle....

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