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TAL equips advisers with cancer education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... definitions as set out by the Life Insurance Code of Practice. The one-hour long webinar carries one CPD point accredited via the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). TAL general manager for ...

Xenophon team introduce unpaid super Bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... than $450 in a calendar month will be removed, along with the current loophole that allows employers to claim contributions via salary-sacrifice. The Bill also proposed "removing restrictions on choice of superannuation fund, as effected via certain ...

Adviser, SMSF demand driving LIC growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... 24.7% year-on-year, while the market cap of initial public offerings slumped 39.6% to $14.2 billion. Equity capital raised via share placements on the other hand jumped by 58.6% to $20.6 billion. Notable companies that listed include Antipodes Global ...

FPA supports children's financial literacy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... with an 'edtech' start-up to help boost financial literacy skills of young Australians. Schools that are referred to Banqer via FPA members will be able to access online interactive programs for students from years one to seven. The initiative is aiming ...

Sole fund closed by Australian equities manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... launched in the following October. The fund comprised stocks with superior underlying and "fundamental valuation" support via the Integrity Sustainable Valuation Process, incorporating both quantitative discipline and qualitative judgements. According ...

Citi expands Australian wealth business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... range of currencies. Video banking, whereby clients can see and speak to a relationship manager and product experts securely via chat, audio and video calls within the Citi mobile app is also due to launch. Head of Asia-Pacific retail banking Gonzalo ...

Tower lodges cross appeal to NZ High Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... appeal as the matter is now before the courts, though reiterated that its board fully supports Vero with its appeal. Suncorp, via Vero, currently holds a 19.99% stake in Tower valued at NZ$1.40 per share.

Grant Thornton bolsters dedication to retail clients via merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Diversified advisory and wealth management firm Grant Thornton Australia will merge with a Melbourne-based global retail consultancy in an effort to further build on its growth advisory capabilities. Joining forces with GNC Group Consulting, the move ...

MainstreamBPO given green light for offshore acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... business wins and strategic acquisitions. Another pleasing outcome of this reporting period was our margin improvement of 2.2% via the acquisition of higher-margin businesses, restructuring of core software agreements and improved automation in key client ...

Hollywood star supports FCA complaints campaign

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... Between the 1990s and 2010, as many as 64 million PPI policies were sold albeit many, according to the FCA, were mis-sold via loans, credit cards, mortgages, car financing and overdrafts. PPI was designed to cover certain repayments in the event of a ...