Lucinda Beaman

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15 November 2009

The chairman of the parliamentary inquiry into the financial services industry believes that while the payment links between product providers, advisers and clients are ‘...

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12 November 2009

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set a new standard in the use of credit ratings, with agencies now required to sign off on the use of the ...

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11 November 2009

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has lost numbers in both its principal and general membership bases over the past financial year....

10 November 2009

ING has called for a major overhaul of longstanding components of superannuation in its submission to the Cooper Review, including changes to the existing trust/trustee s...

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10 November 2009

The former ipac chief’s appointment as an external director supports a focus on governance rather than product distribution, the group said....

10 November 2009

Michael Back is leaving his position as head of wholesale risk at CommInsure to join Suncorp in a similar role....

10 November 2009

Recent events have served to significantly undermine Australians’ confidence in super as a savings vehicle, and the industry has its work cut out to restore that faith....

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9 November 2009

New software is being introduced that will allow superannuation funds to take members right through to a draft Statement of Advice - all online and without needing to tal...

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9 November 2009

Three people who ran an investment advice business without being licensed have been given prison sentences, although all were fully suspended....

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9 November 2009

An Adelaide man has received a fully suspended six-month prison sentence for assisting the unlicensed Power Financial Planning to encourage clients into Westpoint investm...

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