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Financial planning

There are new rumours, this time out of London, that UK-based insurer Prudential is eyeing off AIG's Asian assets....

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Financial planning

Young financial services executives have the opportunity to present their solutions to the challenges created by a changing industry via the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders ...

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Editorial

Financial planners and dealer groups should take advantage of uncertain economic times and show leadership, writes Todd Kardas....

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Editorial

Financial Services is fraught with conflicts of interest, says Robert Keavney. But the regulatory focus on these problems means that financial planning has a bright futur...

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Financial planning

Dealer group Synchron has raised concerns about the provisions of an agreement associated with the transfer of two financial planners from Guardian Financial Planning....

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Financial planning

Financial reform taking place both globally and in Australia is minor tinkering rather than change that will underpin safer financial markets....

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Editorial

IAG appears to have overcome its troubles to report a strong half-year profit and to confirm an upgrade in full-year expectations....

Financial planning

Suncorp has boosted its external adviser distribution channel, but the company pointed to pressure on policy lapse rates as one cause of a 23 per cent fall in net profit....

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Life/Risk

Business protection insurance will guard your client and his or her partners against the worst-case scenario, writes Jeffrey Scott....

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Editorial

Bryan Ashenden explains the significance of last year's changes to superannuation's concessional contributions cap....

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Editorial

Col Fullagar considers the matters surrounding insurance policy start dates, and explains what financial advisers need to know to ensure their clients are protected....

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Superannuation

Financial planners need to establish self-managed super funds with reserves to create more flexibility, argues SMSF Strategies principal Grant Abbott....

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Editorial

AMP has used the release of a healthy profit announcement to restate its interest in AXA Asia Pacific....

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Superannuation

SPAA's technical director, Peter Burgess, has questioned a draft ATO ruling issued late last year....

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Financial planning

Coin Software has launched a new comprehensive SOA template to help financial advisers consolidate the data-gathering process and create greater efficiencies in the workp...

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