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Financial planning

Financial planners are feeling the impact of the remuneration debate....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has made a series of insurance enhancements to its corporate and personal super products....

Financial planning

ING Australia has improved the flexibility of its Integra Super product....

Life/Risk

Deloitte’s global insurance report identifies challenges facing life and general insurers....

Life/Risk

Despite being under insured in many areas, a review of personal insurance plans has found the cost of private school education for dependants is one item many families ar...

Financial planning

A study commissioned by foreign exchange specialist HiFX Australia has found Australians are losing millions of dollars each year on their foreign exchange transactions d...

Life/Risk

A former insurance broker has been charged with 10 counts of dishonest conduct....

Financial planning

Insurance information website The Risk Store and the Investment and Financial Services Association are both compiling comprehensive claims data regarding risk insurance....

Financial planning

LIFE Settlements offers retail investors an alternative asset that leverages life insurance plans in a completely new way....

Financial planning

The emerging duopoly of multi-functional financial planning software providers in the Australian market is a response to demand for well-capitalised, voluminous providers...

Financial planning

For many years the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been urging the financial services industry to take a greater self-regulatory role in compl...

Financial planning

In an industry first, Macquarie Alternative Assets Management has taken out drought insurance cover for the investors of one of its agribusiness schemes....

Financial planning

Research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association has suggested policy and legislative changes encouraging the export of Australian financial ser...

Financial planning

QBE Insurance has told underwriters it has ceased quoting on new business for professional indemnity (PI) insurance to financial planners as a result of the collapse of A...

Financial planning

Coin Financial Planning Software has acquired a 50 per cent stake in back-office financial planning software provider Olicc....

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