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Allocations to Australian equities by SMSF trustees did not keep pace with the strong performance of the share market in the September quarter, according to the latest Mu...

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Superannuation

Many SMSFs appear to have missed the pick-up in equities returns....

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Financial planning

Member-owned health insurer Westfund has this week reported an increase in member reserves to over $95 million....

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Editorial

CBA says its wealth management and insurance divisions recorded "solid growth" in the last quarter amid improved investment markets....

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Editorial

Macquarie Group has weathered tough conditions to report a net profit of $361 million for the half year ended 30 September, up 18 per cent on the same period in 2011 but ...

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Financial planning

Finance sector jobs in Australia dropped 34 per cent in the third quarter compared to the previous year, according to eFinancialCareers....

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Financial planning

Research house van Eyk has awarded the Bennelong Avoca Emerging Leaders Fund a "highly rated" designation....

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Life/Risk

New research undertaken by CommInsure has reinforced the long-term implications of the Government's remuneration restrictions around the sale of life/risk insurance withi...

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Financial planning

Australians working overseas are enjoying higher wages than their global peers, according to research by HSBC....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds have finally hauled back the losses incurred during the global financial crisis, according to the latest data released by specialist ratings house Su...

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Superannuation

Chant West data confirms positive super returns and retail master trusts outperforming industry funds....

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Superannuation

Over the 12 months to 30 September, Challenger's funds management business has grown its total FUM by 27 per cent to $32.6 billion....

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Financial planning

A new Dow Jones report asks the question 'do female executives drive start-up success?'...

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Financial planning

The number of disputes relating to investments taken to FOS in the 2011-12 financial year dropped by 13 per cent on the previous year....

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Financial planning

Long-term investments have made Australian households nervous, according to ING DIRECT's Financial Wellbeing Index that shows investors are least comfortable with this as...

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