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Lonsec and Milliman challenge current advice model for retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Strong catalysts and structural trends have emerged that will fundamentally alter the provision of financial advice to retirees, according to Lonsec and Milliman. In a jointly released whitepaper by the two firms, dubbed 'Herding, Denial and Zeitgeist ...

Huge opportunity in untapped business insurance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Advisers who are not involved in the sale of business insurance are missing out on a hugely profitable opportunity, according to Affinity Planning's Peter Hartnell. Hartnell, a risk product specialist with more than 50 years experience, says that the ...

Olivia Maragna wins AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award

MARK STORY, MARK SMITH, LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) ended this year's conference on a high note, acknowledging the work of leading financial advisers at last night's AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award ceremony. This year's award winner is Olivia Maragna, co-founder ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after European stock markets rebounded as investors cheered positive company earnings and reacted to news of thousands of job cuts at Swiss bank UBS, despite a lull in trading caused by the monster US storm ...

Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Australia is not the only developed nation that believes it has a financial literacy and awareness problem as Barclays Bank in the UK has just released the results of a study that found Britain may have an even worse problem. The study found 36% of ...

Tyndall develops fixed income info kit

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
An information kit has been developed by asset manager Tyndall AM to help advisers explain how fixed income works to their clients. It will include eight fact sheets on different aspects of fixed income, such as credit markets, covered bonds, and the ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
The size of the dividends shareholders have become used to from Australia's big-four banks may face further pressure amid a weaker economy and further exposure to bad debt, according to Five Oceans Asset Management's Chris Selth. Strong yields have ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
The financial services and insurance industries contribute more to percentage growth in the Australian economy than mining and natural resources, according to CommSec's Craig James. Sensing that delegates at the annual Association of Financial Advisers ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The calibre of financial advisers in Australia continues to improve, according to research that draws from 10 years' worth of data on how leading advice practices in the country operate. Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The Australian market has opened higher as investors correct a late sell off before the weekend. At 1017 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.6 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,492 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...