A strong growth rate during 2005 is predicted for horticulture, especially as Queensland growers make the most of the tropical climate, writes JOHN WILKINSON....

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...

Acquisitions in the accounting education sector and mandates with both the Financial Planning Association and the Australian Stock Exchange have helped Tribeca Learning p...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Balanced funds that were overweight in Australian shares performed best last month, as the ‘January effect’ lifted the local bourse but passed over the US and Japanese ex...

AXA Asia Pacific reported an 18 per cent rise in operating earnings (excluding health) to $354.2 million this morning, yet this failed to translate into higher margins wi...

Overseas shares funds followed the US market to mediocre returns last month, with just three of the 78 funds available in Australia making money for investors before fees...

The Government should use its majority in both houses of Parliament to substantially simplify Australia’s superannuation laws....

The financial planning arm of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was one of the outstanding performers in this week’s bumper profit announcement, with a 54 per cent jump ...

Funds being allocated to superannuation and other forms of retirement incomes are continuing to grow strongly according to the latest data produced by research house Dexx...

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, boosted by an outperforming funds management division and solid growth in home loans and other personal and business lending, has post...