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Listed advice groups gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
As banks and major financial institutions are challenged to address set backs across respective wealth and advice businesses, several listed advice groups have shown they are on to a winning model. Growth for Centrepoint Alliance's wealth division is ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... economy up to 2.4% from 1.9% in the third quarter and bringing the domestic economy back at the top of charts relative to major developed economies. Using the same year-over-year measure, the US grew by 1.9% in the December quarter, the Eurozone by 1.7% ...

Australian Unity enters trustee services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... it pursues its strategic ambitions. During the half-year, the integration of the Home Care NSW business continued to be a major priority requiring substantial integration investment. Preparations for the launch of the Australian Unity Trustees business ...

Australia missing golden export opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... cannot be overstated. As Australia's largest industry, the financial services sector is a critical driver of GDP growth, a major employer and one of the core industries in Australia's economy."

Bravura continues to grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... was attributed to new sales and an increase in professional services revenue from existing clients. Bravura secured two major Australian and UK Sonata clients, bringing the total to 18, and also completed the new Australian sale of Garradin - a complete ...

Confusion reigns in super and life insurance: CHOICE

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... particular, are paying far too much for products which do not match their needs. "Despite life insurance being one of the major features of many superannuation products, with default options required to offer it on an 'opt-out' basis, life insurance ...

Minto joins EQT board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Equities Trustees is pressing to become Australia's leading trustee company with a major appointment to its board. Joining the EQT board as a non-executive director is former TAL managing director Jim Minto. He is also a former chair of the Association ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... International's The Pulse of Fintech report. Total fintech investment in Australia reached $626 million across 25 deals in 2016, a major increase on 2015 which saw $185 million across 23 deals. Venture capital investment in fintech also stayed at healthy ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... over RBA Governor Philip Lowe's expectation of around "3% economic growth over the next couple of years" - capex being a major component of GDP - and, by extension, raise rate cut (cuts) speculations. Then again, would one or two or three more rate cuts ...

Life insurance ranks lowest in customer satisfaction

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... is not surprising that satisfaction with risk and life has decreased over the past year and remains lower than the other major types of insurance that Roy Morgan measures, including motor vehicle, household and private health insurance."