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Funds management
There have been mixed results for major listed financial groups in terms of volatility caused by COVID-19 with banks suffering least while firms such as OneVue and Challe...
Tools & guides
A key concern with the move to an aged care home is having enough money to fund costs, writes Minh Ly, but strategies can be used to help clients maximise their cashflow....
Funds management
Challenger has announced a reshape of its business, with stronger direct engagement with prospective customers and increased support for advisers....
People & Products
Former Macquarie senior investment fixed income specialist, Teiki Benveniste, will alternative investment manager Ares Australia Management....
Superannuation
People treat the Age Pension and their own savings differently and 53% of older Australians are worried they will outlive their savings, according to research....
Financial planning
Submissions directed to Treasury around the end of grandfathering revealed little significant resistance but genuine concern around how client rebates should work....
Features
Experts believe retirement income products need to be flexible, certain, and help retirees with their spending. But it is clear the development of these products continue...
People & Products
Nick Hamilton has been hired to take over from the retiring Ian Saines....
People & Products
As part of their strategic relationship with MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Challenger has appointed Masahiko Kobayashi as a non-executive director....
Financial planning
Challenger has reported a lower statutory net profit after tax which fell by $15 million to $308 million in FY19 due to the significant disruption in the advice industry....
People & Products
WealthO2 has appointed Phil Anderson as national business development manager to meet growing demand for the company’s adviser platform alternative....
People & Products
KPMG has appointed Pauline Blight-Johnston as life insurance sector lead partner in its actuarial and financial risk practice....
People & Products
Ausbil Investment Management has announced the appointment of Vicki Gemisis as chief financial officer....
Features
As future retirees weigh up their options on how to best distribute their post-retirement income, Chris Dastoor finds that annuities offer part of a greater option to mai...
People & Products
Investment management firm Challenger has announced its range of annuities is available via Netwealth, expanding the firm’s distribution network. ...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...