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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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The Australian market opened higher following surging European markets and higher commodity prices. At 1022 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,497.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Capital gains tax relief has been welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), after the Bill passed through the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill extends the relief on capital loss rollovers to 1 July 2017 to coincide ...

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 ...

MySuper: industry not dead if proper action taken

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
Under the Government's MySuper legislation, it is vital for corporate super specialists to engage with their clients and focus on exited members, warns CESSA. Douglas Latto, president at the Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CESSA) said that the ...

ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
ASIC has released its consultation paper on its approach to code approval and relief powers under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations, outlining plans to take a facilitative approach to the implementation of the reforms. Australia's corporate ...

Sunsuper harnesses Facebook reach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
The $20 billion Sunsuper fund has turned to Facebook for its latest advertising campaign in a bid to communicate with tech-savvy members. The Brisbane-based superannuation fund invites users to submit videos of their children talking about their dreams ...

Six year ban for mortgage broker

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Sydney-based mortgage broker Athol Halvorsen, has been banned from providing financial services for six years after ASIC found he had engaged in false and misleading conduct. ASIC found that while Halvorsen worked for Sydney Mortgage Market, from 2005 ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
Despite ASIC's decision to sound warning bells over the risks and complexities of hybrid securities, there is a growing appetite in the market for the high rate of return this product can offer investors. The corporate watchdog's warnings follows more ...