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Financial planning

Tower Australia has reinforced its move back into the risk insurance side of the industry with the appointment of two senior executives in the group’s sales and distribut...

Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services has picked up ex-AMP and Rothschild employees to fill two new positions in the risk and investment management teams....

Financial planning

Colonial First State (CFS) chief executive John Pearce has assembled a new senior management team, filling three executive positions left vacant by a spate of departures ...

Financial planning

Tower Limited has concluded a $30 million capital restructure to exceed solvency requirements imposed by the Australian Prudential and Regulatory Authority (APRA)....

Financial planning

Women as a target market is an obvious choice, but, as Jason Spits writes, what sets them apart is what financial advisers should be looking at....

Financial planning

MoneyWise has targetted its own market by dealing solely with Flight Centre employees. Craig Phillips reports....

Financial planning

The differences in attitudes that men and women bring to the provision of financial services are not that wide, rather it appears that women have yet to have their needs ...

Financial planning

Sealcorp marketing director Kate Mulligan will take on the role of Advance Funds Management managing director with the current managing director Stephen Lam stepping into...

Financial planning

A leading investment management association and a high profile life insurance association in Europe have joined together to voice opposition to the proposed introduction ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a South Australian man from acting as an investment adviser or as a representative of a securities ...

Life/Risk

The outlook for the life insurance industry in Australia and New Zealand remains weak due to volatile investment markets and an uncertain industry environment according t...

Financial planning

The process involved in obtaining an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence may be arduous and time-consuming but at least it’s relatively straight-forward. What is ...

Financial planning

The ASIC/ACA survey reflected the reality that our industry and profession is undergoing a process of dumbing down, says Rob Keavney....

Financial planning

A properly run DIY fund, either a self-managed super fund (SMSF) or small APRA fund (SAF) will help ensure that your clients never have a reasonable benefit limit (RBL) p...

Financial planning

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is expected to rule against disclosure of commissions on risk products when it tables its final r...

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