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Financial planning

IAG's UK head moves on as the big general insurer attributes its result to losses incurred by the UK business....

Financial planning

ASFA wants superannuation guarantee changes aimed at ensuring some of the nation's most vulnerable workers are not missing out on superannuation entitlements....

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Financial planning

Advisers remain concerned about the 'opt in' for continuing advice and intrafund advice reform - two issues that led to impassioned remarks from panel speakers at a Finan...

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Funds management

T. Rowe Price hires Randal Jenneke to oversee the build of a locally domiciled Australian equities capability....

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Financial planning

Praemium forecasts finally moving into a cash flow positive position at the end of the next financial year....

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People & Products

Former MLC chief Peter Scott appointed chairman at Perpetual; to lead the search for David Deverall’s replacement....

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Financial planning

Several super fund experts at an ASFA briefing in Melbourne have questioned the relevance of intra-fund advice, claiming that the public demand for personal advice was gr...

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Financial planning

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings chief executive Andrew Penn has acknowledged the impact of continuing uncertainty around the proposed sale of his company....

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Life/Risk

The Financial Planning Association has found no evidence of mis-selling of life insurance that would justify a ban on commissions, stating that the only beneficiary of th...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is committed to financial services industry reform, regardless of whether the current Government is in place after the Federal Election...

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Financial planning

The proposal for a new education fund that utilises money collected from market breaches has received a good hearing from the Government, but everything is on hold pendin...

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Financial planning

Members of the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have formally agreed to a name change following a general meeting in Sydney yesterday....

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Financial planning

Major firms represented in new accountant planner group....

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Editorial

The insurance industry needs to adapt to the changing expectations of consumers, writes Jim Minto....

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Financial planning

The make-up of the board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is not adequately representative of practising financial planners, according to recently resigned FPA...

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