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FSC asks Son of Wallis Inquiry to focus on export growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is looking at the Financial System Inquiry as an opportunity to find ways for Australia's financial services to maximise exports and ensure growth. In a submission to the terms of reference of the so-called Son of ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
"Dad, can you help me buy my own property?A I'm sick of paying ever-rising rent." My dear daughter asked me this during two Sunday dinners ago.A My first instinct was to say "of course" to my only girl among four children (yes four) - now you gentle ...

PIS could face class action over "inadequate" advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... advisers did not recommend an appropriate product when they recommended the Bonni-Foi investment," he said. "These are mum and dad investors who were given assurances there were safeguards in place to protect their investment, but our investigations ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... the financial services industry as whole, the growing list highlights the increasing risk scammers pose to ordinary mum and dad investors. "As much as we would like to, ASIC can't stop every scam before it happens, especially those based outside of Australia. ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
Less than one per cent of investment products in Australia are Shariah compliant, suggesting huge opportunities for fund managers blazing the trail in this segment. The Muslim Community Co-operative Australia manages a Shariah compliant property income ...

Consumer confidence in super is key: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Minister of Financial Services Bill Shorten Shorten encouraged politicians from all sides to "make the right decisions so the superannuation system remains strong, stable and settled" at an industry gathering last week. "Community confidence in ...

Yellow Brick Road targets Big Four bank employees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Yellow Brick Road is making a bid to poach disheartened staff from the Big Four banks with its latest recruitment drive. The financial services firm is looking for experienced finance industry professionals to fill posts for its new Wealth Agents business ...

FPA calls for greater scrutiny of fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... chain is doing his or her job," he said. "Financial advisers come under a lot of pressure because they deal with the mum and dad investor but other gatekeepers have not been under as much scrutiny as they should be." In other markets, particularly in ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
The benefits of Lifecycle Funds are not understood in the superannuation sector, and they should be considered as a default option under MySuper, said Mercer. Many people can't even tell you what a Lifecycle Fund is, Graeme Mather, Mercer's defined ...

InsuranceLine launches Income Protection Plus

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
Direct insurance provider InsuranceLine Australia has launched a new income protection plus product, which it claims will bring simplicity, flexibility and affordability to the Australian market. The new product, Income Protection Plus, offers applicants ...