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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