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Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
Despite a generally blasA(C) attitude to risk, and 64 per cent underinsurance, Australia still ranks as one of the developed world's best insured nations, according to a new AXA report. The 2007 AXA Protection Report compared attitudes to life risks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket was deep in the red at noon with the financials taking a beating amid renewed debt market concerns. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 75.4 points to 6196 and the All Ordinaries had dropped 73 points to ...

King doubles size after buying spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
King Financial Services has doubled its size after it acquired two advisory groups with a combined funds under advice (FUA) of $290 million. The Canberra-based company is now one of the largest financial planning firms in the Australian Capital Territory ...

Church funds take youth off the streets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
The National Conference of Church Superannuation Funds (NCCSF) has donated $30,000 in surplus funds from its recent conference to the Youth off the Streets charity. Since 2006, any surplus funds from sponsorships or delegate registration fees from the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... Property Trust holds a general meeting, and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Auckland. King Solomon Mines Ltd holds an annual general meeting in Sydney while, also in Sydney, the second day of the two-day Australian ...

AFA soft skills forum attracts 600

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... market pressures. Klipin said there were some key messages. "Advisers had to be ready for each meeting - that preparation was king. That this preparation went beyond knowing the client's children's names, that advisers needed to have their office well ...

Centric snaps up lending firm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Centric Wealth has acquired boutique lending and brokerage firm Kingsbridge & Eagle (K&E), expanding its lending division and taking it further down the path of a European-style private bank. K&E specialise in providing mortgages, commercial finance ...

Skandia upsizes business development team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
Skandia has reinvigorated its retail business development team by appointing new managers for Tasmania and Victoria. Adam Kingston and Samantha Amos join Skandia's retail business development team covering Victoria and Tasmania. Kingston steps into ...

Value planners on profitability, not scale

... under administration' (FUA) when it should be based on "earnings before interest and tax" (EBIT). On the surface EBIT is king but the reality is often different. "Industry figureheads continually argue that EBIT valuations are the most appropriate manner ...

Get outta town

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
... as this Sydney-exclusive holiday is estimated to potentially cost them a whopping $320 million. Others copping a financial king-hit lately are members of the Australian Direct Marketing Association and offshore telemarketing centers, following the Federal ...