GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

AXA AP signals growth agenda with or without acquisition....

Editorial

Count Financial has reported a strong resurgence in profit for the first half....

Financial planning

The worst of the global financial crisis may be over, but the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says it is too early to drop the regulatory guard....

Financial planning

Westpac Group believes the worst may be behind it, registering a stronger quarter with growth across home lending and on the BT Wrap and Asgard platforms....

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...

Financial planning

With the global financial crisis driving smaller lenders and mortgage brokers out of the market, Chris Kennedy finds the mortgage market is headed for a transitional year...

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...

Superannuation

JP Morgan has asserted that the super industry needs to look at alternative styles of investment that are more closely tailored to the needs of those nearing retirement....

People & Products

van Eyk Research has appointed Chris Bigg and Ming Chen as senior investment analyst and investment analyst, respectively....

Financial planning

PJC chair warns the rising number of margin lending clients should "be of concern to banks and regulators", while slamming spruikers who target the vulnerable....

Financial planning

Macquarie Group remains cautious about the broad economic outlook, but has nonetheless made strategic hires and is pursuing growth opportunities....

Financial planning

Advanced economies attempting to recover from the financial crisis could learn a lot from the way emerging economies navigated past financial crises, according to PIMCO c...

Financial planning

The Government’s bank guarantee, introduced at the height of the crisis, will be withdrawn at the end March....

Editorial

With the financial advice industry likely to experience a flurry of merger and acquisition activity in the wake of the global financial crisis, Nick Brinkworth outlines s...

Editorial

The Government’s broader spin machine appears to be positioning the electorate for the news (hardly surprising) that while the Henry Tax Review may be in the business of ...

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