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Risk premium inflows and sales have once again achieved double-digit growth, with TAL and CommInsure emerging as success stories of 2012, according to Plan for Life figur...
Editorial
Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...
People & Products
Paul Fegan has joined Genworth Australia as chief financial officer....
Editorial
The Financial Services Council's position on life insurance churn proved controversial, attracting criticism from the likes of Synchron's Don Trapnell....
Editorial
Plan B's Andrew Black could be forgiven for thinking he is being followed by IOOF in the wake of its acquisition of the dealer group....
Editorial
Richard Klipin made a shock exit from the Association of Financial Advisers to join ANZ-owned dealer group millennium3 in 2012....
Editorial
AMP's acquisition of Cavendish Group marked the beginning of a major push into the SMSF sector, while in the same month IOOF launched its bid for Plan B....
Superannuation
AMP’s Philip LaGreca explores the key considerations for SMSF trustees investing in overseas property....
People & Products
Camilla Von Pfyffer has joined MLC Accountant Solutions as a business consultant based in Queensland....
Financial planning
AMP Horizons Academy director Tim Steele has been appointed to replace Neil Swindells as head of AMP-aligned dealer group ipac, effective from early 2013....
Financial planning
AMP Horizons director Tim Steele will take over as head of AMP-aligned dealer group ipac from early next year....
Editorial
As the planning industry considers ASIC’s consultation paper on conflicted remuneration, Paragem's Ian Knox argues that the spoils will likely go to those with the most t...
People & Products
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Brett Kenny to the board....
Financial planning
There will be no immediate change for advisers and clients of the Tynan Mackenzie group which will soon be integrated under the ipac brand, AMP has announced....
Financial planning
AMP has rolled out a series of enhancements to its North platform acquired as a result of its merger with AXA Asia Pacific....
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