CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Financial planning

Curbing the banks’ ability to comment on their funding costs and interest rate intentions would result in a one-sided public debate, the Australian Bankers’ A...

Editorial

Industry Super Network's David Whiteley has called for industry-wide reporting protocols, but such measures may reveal more than he intended, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

The high cost of advice, driven up by regulatory barriers, is the main reason Australians are not seeking advice, according to Financial Planning Association chief execut...

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Financial planning

AXA Asia Pacific has recorded a less than stellar nine months in Australia and New Zealand amid the speculation around the abortive National Australia Bank bid....

Financial planning

Speculation has emerged about the Federal Government’s regulation of product design within the reverse mortgage sector....

Financial planning

Concerns have been raised about the nature of the professional development being delivered to advisers at dealer group conferences....

Superannuation

Peak superannuation industry body ASFA has called for a bi-partisan consensus on superannuation policy settings, reinforcing its support for the super guarantee increase ...

Financial planning

Industry super fund ESI Super has employed Provisio Technologies software to speed up the delivery of ‘defined scope’ advice to its members....

Financial planning

AFA president Jim Taggart has attacked the millions of dollars expended by industry funds in attacking advisers....

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Financial planning

IAG has appointed former Aon Australia and UK chief executive Peter Harmer as the chief executive of CGU....

Financial planning

The financial services industry can expect greater Government and consumer scrutiny, according to Suncorp chief executive Patrick Snowball....

Financial planning

A new term deposit platform has been launched that offers daily reporting of accrued interest and instant rollovers between banks....

Editorial

Financial planners must rebut the Industry Super Network's claim that asset-based fees are commissions by another name, writes Mike Taylor....

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Editorial

With the debate between active and index funds continuing to gather momentum, Benjamin Levy examines the role of both strategies in a post GFC climate....

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Funds management

Boutique fund managers are finding the current environment challenging, particularly those without institutional backing, according to Eight Investment Partners’ ch...

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