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Financial planning

New research suggests job opportunities have shrunk for investment advisers, financial brokers and dealers....

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People & Products

Deloitte appoints former Suncorp executive general manager John Debenham to lead its financial services practice in Queensland....

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Superannuation

APRA has signalled it regards lending to SMSFs by banks as potentially riskier than other forms of lending....

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Superannuation

APRA has sought to influence the debate around lending within SMSFs via its regulation of lending institutions....

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Financial planning

Engaging inactive clients will be one of the biggest challenges facing financial advisers in the post-FOFA world, according to executive general manager of advice and mar...

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Financial planning

The National Australia Bank's (NAB's) proposed customer service model will be "beneficial" to most of its financial planners, according to MLC advice and marketing execut...

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has combined its adviser-focused Core Equity Services and Colonial Geared Investments offerings under the single banner of CommSec Adviser Services....

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Editorial

With ASIC's Peter Kell pointing to a level of life insurance policy churning to warrant regulatory concern, it is time for a clear definition of 'churn'....

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People & Products

MLC has announced the appointment of Elio Garino to the position of general manager, retail insurance operations....

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has sent a strong signal that it is likely to oppose the use of synthetic securitisation by banks....

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People & Products

Maria Lykouras has been appointed general manager advice licensee services of Commonwealth Bank's wealth management business....

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Financial planning

The number of disputes relating to investments taken to FOS in the 2011-12 financial year dropped by 13 per cent on the previous year....

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Life/Risk

Senior life/risk executives have told a Money Management roundtable that identifying real churn requires a closer understanding of lapse rates....

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Financial planning

Suncorp Life has moved to provide customers with a new tool via the launch this week of an online simulator that delivers a retirement snapshot in under 60 seconds....

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Financial planning

The financial services industry seems to be slightly oversupplied by financial advisers, brokers and dealers, according to the Clarius Skills Index....

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

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