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Law firm Slater and Gordon will not start legal action against financial planners who sold clients Westpoint products for about another month, and it will target the bigg...

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Financial planning

Kenyon Prendeville has announced the launch of an insurance policy which will ensure buyers of financial planning practices do not default on instalment payments....

Life/Risk

Shadow shopper has revealed a “surprisingly” low percentage of consumers received life insurance advice although, according to industry experts, the responsibility lies o...

Financial planning

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered that the directors of an unlicensed financial services business in Perth must cease operation immediately, following an ASIC in...

Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services has launched a new web accessible risk software product that allows planners to access premium quotations on the Internet....

Financial planning

Coin software will now help support three of Australia’s four banking pillars, with ANZ yesterday announcing it had signed a contract with the Macquarie Bank-owned adviso...

Financial planning

Complaints by consumers against financial planners plummeted yet again in 2005 according to the industry’s chief complaints resolutions service, which has also just won a...

Funds management

Analysts are predicting that losses are imminent for fixed interest markets, while bull markets in Australian equities will continue unabated for years to come....

Life/Risk

New research has revealed that the advisory market is driving up life insurance sales and delivering planners considerable benefits in the process....

Life/Risk

Leading agribusiness bank Rabobank Australia and insurance advisory firm Future Life Financial Services have joined forces to deliver a new life insurance solution to rur...

Financial planning

Tower Australia has completed an overhaul of its risk insurance range, improving existing product features and launching a new life insurance product aimed at part-time w...

Financial planning

David Jones is considering launching an expanded range of financial products to customers, following a similar business model to UK retail operators Tesco and Marks and S...

Financial planning

Five out of six Australians have inadequate insurance cover to guard against the loss of their income in the event of illness or injury, according to a survey conducted b...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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