CHIEF EXECUTIVE

People & Products

Perpetual has bolstered its distribution strategy with the appointment of Dean Winterton as general manager distribution....

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Policy & Regulation

Planners receiving remuneration based on clients’ gearing instalments may have to adjust pre-FOFA....

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Superannuation

Reflecting the increasing interest in SMSFs being exhibited by mortgage brokers and credit advisers, the Mortgage and Finance Association (MFAA) has announced SMSF-specif...

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Financial planning

Specialist life insurer NobleOak has announced the launch of a new product aimed at the SMSF market....

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Funds management

Manager skill set and greater attention point to better end result...

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Financial planning

Mortgage brokers in Australia are continuing to write a substantial segment of the entire home loan market, according to the most recent study of the top 16 aggregators i...

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Life/Risk

Life insurers who are blaming high lapse and claim rates for poor profits need to focus on delivering competitive pricing and better products to consumers....

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Life/Risk

Longevity risk remains one of the key issues facing corporate Australia but many businesses are overlooking the key drivers of an effective risk management strategy....

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Superannuation

The Opposition dismisses as “hysterical” the reaction to its decision to extend the phase-in over the SG rise....

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Financial planning

A REST Industry Super survey has found that although Gen Ys need help with their savings, many are reluctant to seek out professional advice....

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Funds management

Benchmark-unaware with low portfolio turnover, the MFS Concentrated Global Equity Trust (Wholesale) has been named Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year in the...

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Funds management

The Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund has won the Australian equities (broad cap) category of this year’s Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year awards ...

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Superannuation

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has been criticised for flagging changing the timetable for a higher superannuation guarantee....

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Financial planning

Interest rate decline bites TAL’s underlying investments - but new business pushes ahead ...

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Financial planning

The mortgage broker proposition remains strong in the Australian market, particularly among first home buyers and investors aged in their twenties and thirties, according...

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