RISK MANAGEMENT

Superannuation

The standard of retirement income products needs to be lifted to that of SMSFs to fit in with a well-working retirement system...

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Superannuation

When it comes to superannuation, the law of common sense often does not suffice, Patrick Jackson writes....

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Editorial

Advisers must look beyond the controversy from the recent Budget and determine what opportunities and risks it offers for their clients, David Glen writes....

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Life/Risk

Advisers must be extremely diligent about ensuring they fulfill their duty of care, as two recent court cases have shown. David Glen runs through the post-FOFA adviser ch...

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Financial planning

Banks are being warned against high risk lending by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), as house prices continue to grow in many markets across the cou...

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Funds management

THE process Lonsec implemented to select the winners for each award category is consistent with last year's process and consisted of three primary components....

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Financial planning

EQT’s acquisition of ANZ Trustees sees it create senior Risk and Compliance role....

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Superannuation

Self-managed super fund (SMSF) service provider Heffron has launched an online SMSF form with in-built checking tools to avoid compliance headaches....

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Editorial

Life insurer TAL has managed to maintain profitability despite record claims payouts....

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Financial planning

Regulatory and legislative change has become the biggest threat to Australian businesses, an Aon risk survey has revealed. ...

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Financial planning

Insurer TAL upgrades risk management approach via appointment of Chief Risk Officer. ...

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People & Products

Life insurer TAL has appointed a chief risk officer to its senior executive team to bolster its risk management sector....

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Editorial

Retail advisers have traditionally shied away from alternative investments, but an upswing in the market could see them become a hot ticket option in 2014, particularly f...

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Financial planning

Plato announces relationship with Milliman to overcome sequencing and longevity risk issues. ...

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Financial planning

An enforceable undertaking is one of the major challenges that can confront a financial services business, writes Grant Holley, but it need not be a nightmare and can be ...

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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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