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MetLife has poached AMP’s Matt Lippiatt to help lead its push into retail life via the newly-created position of head of retail sales....
Property
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has concluded the first stage of its targeted review of interest-only home loans. ...
Property
Research from Roy Morgan showed mortgage stress increased at the end of the 2016-2017 financial year, despite lower rates....
Life/Risk
Research from Homesafe Solutions showed many Australians over 60 have been encouraged to release the equity in their home to meet their financial needs....
People & Products
The industry veterans who co-founded BigFuture have brought a new wealth management app to market....
Life/Risk
DomaCom has acquired two properties in Victoria and Queensland through HUB24....
People & Products
Centuria has merged its two listed property trusts, Centuria Metropolitan REIT and Centuria Urban REIT....
Awards
Maple-Brown Abbott was particular about a strict definition of infrastructure and a stringent focus on capacity to flourish, which led it to success at this year's Fund M...
Life/Risk
The Government has left the door open to consider a more comprehensive approach in allowing seniors to use the equity in their homes, Homesafe Solutions believes....
Features
While advisers need to strategise around the myriad of superannuation changes tabled in the 2016 Federal Budget, they should not implement changes just for the sake of it...
Life/Risk
Australian property investors are increasingly exposed to significant concentration risk, according to Rice Warner....
Financial planning
Mature age financial planning and accountant partners have been dealt a significant blow to their exit goals as new entrants have no option but to start their careers in ...
People & Products
Publicly-listed property group, Mirvac, has made an internal appointment to the key role of head of residential....
Features
Mark Lumby explores the role unlisted commercial property funds can play within the current volatile and low interest rate environment....
Life/Risk
The Commonwealth Bank has lifted interest rates for homebuyers looking to fix their home loan in what RateCity has called a sign of what will come for rate variability....
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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’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...