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Financial planning

Businesses such as iRefund thrive when consumers feel they are not getting value for the commissions paid to financial planners....

Financial planning

Recent study finds people are increasingly using the global financial crisis as a reason to cancel their life insurance policy....

Financial planning

CAROLINE MUNRO reports on the pressing need for better retirement products, particularly in light of the growing longevity risk in Australia and the impact of the global ...

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Financial planning

DANTE DE GORI considers ways to keep a client’s transition to retirement strategy on track in the face of injury or illness....

People & Products

Macquarie Adviser Services recruits AMP's Cameron Spittle to head up sales for Macquarie Wrap....

Financial planning

The new structure will incorporate changes from the forthcoming sale of Elders' insurance operations to QBE....

Superannuation

What legislation has been passed and what's in store from July 1, 2009? JOHN CIACCIARELLI provides an update....

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Editorial

The rapid expansion of the financial services industry in Asia was fuelled by an unprecedented bull market run. However, in the wake of the global financial crisis, some ...

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Financial planning

ROBERT KEAVNEY assesses the IFSA Charter on superannuation, and concludes it will lead to a fundamental change in corporate superannuation advice....

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Financial planning

Move comes after restructure of back-office and review of research processes....

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Financial planning

The managing director of Russell Investments, Chris Corneil, believes super funds should not expect too much from their members in terms of making asset allocation decisi...

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Life/Risk

The Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners board is today meeting with Australia's five insurance underwriters to ask for a 25 per cent reduction in PI pre...

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Life/Risk

AXA general manager of financial protection Michael Rogers has cast some doubt on market speculation that more planners are selling more life insurance....

Editorial

Records profit of EU$201 million in second quarter of 2009 due to reduced costs....

Editorial

Impairment charges have combined with a fall in funds under management and a decline in wealth management revenues to see the Commonwealth Bank report a 7 per cent decrea...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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