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AMP has used the release of a healthy profit announcement to restate its interest in AXA Asia Pacific....
Count Financial has reported a strong resurgence in profit for the first half....
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced a 23.2 per cent lift in profit at the same time as confirming it has initiated court action over Great Southern arrears....
The Heffron technical team take a look at the current state of play for defined benefit pensions and the social security asset test exemption rules and how they affect SM...
Dr Charles Lieberman explains why President Obama’s pledge to iron out the flaws in the US financial system is somewhat short-sighted....
Philip La Greca examines the possible impact that the outcomes of the forthcoming government reviews will have on superannuation and, in particular, SMSFs....
The Rudd Government’s initial response to the latest intergenerational report was, to say the least, both predictable and disappointing, writes Mike Taylor. ...
'Own occupation' TPD insurance through superannuation has always been treated with caution by advisers. Zurich's Alena Miles explains what you need to know....
The executive chairman of Count Financial, Barry Lambert, recently demonstrated the degree to which consolidation has become a focal point in the Australian financial ser...
Suncorp expects improved half year to December 31, 2009, results due to a strong contribution from its general insurance business....
With many in the life insurance industry falling behind or struggling to keep up, Brett Yardley looks at some of the changes that have or are about to occur....
Mark Halsey takes a look at recommendation two of the PJC inquiry into financial products and services and its potential implications for the industry....
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...