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Financial planning

Women have only 8.7 per cent representation on the boards of ASX200 companies, the lowest of all sectors covered by the Women on Boards Boardroom Diversity Index....

Superannuation

As the self-managed super fund industry continues to grow rapidly, Andrew Yee explains how to ensure your clients effectively manage their SMSFs....

Financial planning

Victorian woman who operated Ponzi scheme via a mortgage broking business pleads guilty to six counts of deception....

Funds management

ADPIA's most recent industry survey shows that almost 75 per cent of property fund managers are considering merger and acquisition activity over the next 12 months....

Financial planning

The latest Dexx&r data points to the strong growth in the risk market over the closing months of last year and to the dominance that would be enjoyed by NAB/MLC if it gai...

Financial planning

Select Asset Management has announced it will be able to process all outstanding withdrawal requests from its Market Neutral Funds in full....

Financial planning

Count Financial has lifted its stake in DKN despite the negative response to its earlier purchase of equity....

Financial planning

The annuity products currently available don't do enough to help Australians manage their retirement, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers partner and actuary Catherine Na...

Financial planning

Fewer high-net-worth investors are using financial advisers, according to research conducted by CoreData....

Financial planning

Count Financial may have purchased a 5 per cent stake in DKN Financial Group, but that has not stopped DKN scoping out its own acquisition opportunities....

Financial planning

Superannuation funds lost ground in January after finishing 2009 on a high, although funds across the board have still recorded strong growth for the financial year to da...

Financial planning

Listed financial services group Snowball has reported net profit of close to $1.8 million for the half year ended December 31, 2009, with the group outlaying $190,000 in ...

Funds management

Fund managers are predicting modest global economic growth and higher equity returns in 2010 but are less positive about bond and credit markets, according to a survey co...

Financial planning

Capstone Financial Planning aims to boost adviser numbers by 10 per cent this year, although it will maintain a selective recruitment approach, says managing director Gra...

Editorial

The Heffron technical team take a look at the current state of play for defined benefit pensions and the social security asset test exemption rules and how they affect SM...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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