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Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... willingness to redesign policy structures and there would need to be a preparedness by government to explore ideas for community rated incentive structures. Sally Phillips, head of underwriting, claims and insurance proposition at Macquarie Life, said ...

Planning industry on brink of golden era

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... said. "Professionalism isn't something you can confer on yourself, it's a privileged status conferred on you by the community. Putting the clients' interest first must be at the heart of the profession. If you do that, the deed is done." Helmich was ...

Folkestone acquires land for planned community

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... Folkestone Truganina Development Fund. The Fund has acquired an 80% interest in a 52.5 hectare residential master planned community in Melbourne's Truganina. ID-Land has a 20% interest in the project. Commenting on the JV, Folkestone managing director ...

ASIC announces National Financial Literacy Strategy

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... coordinated and sustained efforts of a number of stakeholders across the government, banking and financial services, business, community, and education sectors to build financial and consumer literacy in Australia," he said. ASIC continues to use its ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... digital distribution is one platform others are working with groups that already have massive points of presence in the community: grocery supermarket chains. And this is why in the US MetLife is putting so much effort into developing its alliance with ...

Packer launches $200 million philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... arts (the National Arts Fund) and another $100 million will be donated to eligible charities which support the broader community and, in particular, Indigenous education (the Community Partnerships and Indigenous Education Fund).

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Headlines upon headlines remains littered with MH17 and what happens next as the international community vents its anger on Russia. 'twas these headlines that reportedly downed Wall Street overnight. But we surely know what comes after the dip, 'eh ...

Down one day, dip buying the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... down over Ukraine and Israel sent ground troops and tanks into Gaza. The S&P 500 closed 1.2% down. The international community was still coming to terms with this escalation of geo-political risks -- they're still determining those responsible for the ...

Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... monetary policy and tightening fiscal policy? "Governments have run out of money to fund the infrastructure needs that the community has and therefore we need you and we need your money." Mr Hockey pointed to the asset recycling program introduced in ...

CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... of change continue, the amount of transformation that advisers and licensees will need to go through to overcome the community's mistrust is yet to be seen. For the full story, download the July 14 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here.