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Superannuation

Big, highly-exposed superannuation funds continue to make the bulk of hardship, early release superannuation payments....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are likely to find themselves with fewer choices of investment platforms as the sector appears to be on the brink of a further round of consolidation....

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Life/Risk

Life insurers have responded to a call to arms from Synchron to demonstrate how they are protecting customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Financial planning

National Australia Bank has taken a significant hit from COVID-19 related issues, with MLC Wealth also feeling the pain....

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Features

With equities falling and rates at record lows, Laura Dew speaks to multi-asset managers on how they are utilising their flexible mandates to withstand volatile markets....

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Features

Mike Taylor writes that few, if any, of the major players are arguing that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority got it wrong with its major intervention with re...

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People & Products

Martyn Gilling has been appointed by Pacific Life Re Australia as head of client solutions....

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Life/Risk

Lowers sales through advice channels have helped contribute to life/risk new sales reaching a five year low, according to new data released by Dexx&r....

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Financial planning

The burden of client remediation has made the date for National Australia Bank’s exit from its wealth management highly uncertain and it could be later than 2021....

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Funds management

GSFM has acquired a 49% stake in boutique equity specialist Redpoint Investment Management, creating a combined firm with over $17 billion in assets under management. ...

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Life/Risk

The Australian life insurance sector has never been more dominated by the big five life insurers but sales are decreasing, according to the latest data from Dexx&r....

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People & Products

Ruth Stringer has been appointed by Herbert Smith Freehills to its Australian financial services team in Sydney....

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Funds management

The Alphinity Global Equity Fund has been added to BT’s Panorama platform and is now available on the four platforms....

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People & Products

Life insurer MLC Life Insurance has hired Sean Williamson to focus on growth opportunities for group distribution....

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People & Products

UniSuper has announced the appointment of Anand Thomas as chief strategy and marketing officer, to lead the fund’s marketing, strategy, product and digital functions....

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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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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