Chris Kennedy

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23 November 2011

Amid a scramble from several major institutions to acquire extra scale in terms of distribution, retaining and acquiring key leadership personnel is also crucial to busin...

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22 November 2011

Despite the current clamour for high yielding stocks in a sluggish market, big dividend yields aren’t always a recipe for investment success according to Goldman Sachs Au...

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21 November 2011

Australian financial services companies will have an opportunity to access Asian investors at the fifth Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong....

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20 November 2011

The Government has released a discussion paper to consult with industry on the regulations around over-the-counter derivatives....

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18 November 2011

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has restated his party's opposition to an increase in the superannuation guarantee but said it would not rescind an increase if it was passe...

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16 November 2011

Major platform providers across the industry are now moving away from a heavy period of platform consolidation to focus on developing and upgrading the remaining products...

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15 November 2011

An ASIC consultation paper has proposed that research houses improve transparency and clearly separate their business units in order to manage real or perceived conflicts...

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15 November 2011

Chinese demand will be the key factor influencing the price of resource stocks both in Australia and overseas, regardless of whether specific countries trade with China d...

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14 November 2011

FOFA reforms will mean financial advice groups will either move down the vertical integration path towards a hybrid model or focus purely on the professional advice model...

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14 November 2011

IRESS will set up a UK division after its XPLAN software was picked up by the UK's largest financial advice group, Sesame Bankhall Group....

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