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Superannuation

24 Jul

Aggregate retirement costs rise 0.7 per cent in March quarter

The aggregate costs for a couple living comfortably in retirement rose 0.7 per cent between the December 2008 quarter and the March 2009 quarter, according to the latest ...

People & Products

24 Jul

AIA appoints group operations head

AIA Australia has appointed Margaret Canavan as its group operations head, six years after she joined the risk insurer as a claims assessor....

Funds management

23 Jul

Investor opportunities abound in corporate bonds: Aberdeen

High quality corporate bonds offer Australian investors historically high yields in the short to medium term, despite an anticipated surge in government debt issuance, ac...

Financial planning

23 Jul

'Between the Flags' campaign could leave ASIC open to prosecution

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's proposed consumer education campaign 'Swimming Between the Flags' could leave it open to prosecution, according to ...

Financial planning

23 Jul

ASIC campaign makes waves

ASIC's 'Swimming Between the Flags' campaign is set to receive a mixed reception from planners....

Financial planning

23 Jul

Call for pay to be structured around long-term company interests

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has called for remuneration and incentive schemes in the financial services sector to be structured to match the long-t...

Financial planning

23 Jul

FPA's short-form SOA given short shrift

Few financial planners appear to be fully embracing the Financial Planning Association's latest short-form Statement of Advice sample despite high praise for the FPA lead...

Funds management

22 Jul

Global equities to grow at 3 per cent pa over next decade

Global equity markets face a long period of below-normative growth and weak inflation, according to research by Societe Generale....

Financial planning

20 Jul

APRA super rankings 'silly'

Corporate governance ranking agency head Lynn Ralph expresses doubt over APRA superannuation league tables....

Financial planning

17 Jul

Call for equal AFSL fees for unlisted and listed product recommendations

Ensuring planning licensees get paid the same for recommending an unlisted managed fund or a listed security would result in a better deal for consumers, according to Puz...