Chris Kennedy

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20 January 2011

The current reform revolution is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get it right and improve trust in the industry, but several proposed changes risk taking the reform...

18 January 2011

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has taken a largely sympathetic approach to an option within a Treasury options paper to alter the Australian F...

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18 January 2011

There is concern about the amount of influence proxy advisers have over Australian financial institutions when voting in the meetings of the public companies they invest ...

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16 January 2011

Members and trustees of family trusts should check their trust deeds, or risk running the gauntlet ahead of a potential ATO ruling that may outlaw streaming of income wit...

16 January 2011

Despite the global economic outlook for 2011 looking uncertain, the best investment opportunities remain in equities, according to MLC Implemented Consulting’s late...

13 January 2011

The FSC has announced its life insurance members will be fast tracking enquiries and advance-paying policies for flood victims....

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13 January 2011

MetLife Insurance has opened a new call centre facility on the same premises as its insurance operations in the Sydney central business district....

12 January 2011

There is a more positive investment outlook this year compared to 2010, but we will still see some disruptions and volatility, according to AUI head David Bryant....

12 January 2011

ASIC has announced that it will support businesses in flood-affected areas, despite the fact that the regulator’s Brisbane office has been closed due to the floodin...

12 January 2011

Hedge funds grew by just over 3 per cent in December, according to preliminary figures from the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index....

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