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ASIC acted only when claims hit "tsunami level"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
A former employee of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has condemned the fact that the regulator acted only when the volume of complaints "reached tsunami level." In a submission to the Senate inquiry on ASIC's performance ...

Insurers now in full recovery mode

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Nearly two years after the devastating series of natural disasters that saw floods, bushfires, earthquakes and tsunamis scar the Asia-Pacific region, the insurance and reinsurance industry is close to recovery. With the great majority of short-tail ...

Women's retirement anxiety is increasing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Women are developing deep seated concerns over not having enough retirement funds, according to the MLC Australian Wealth Sentiment Survey. The survey questioned more than 2000 Australians, with special emphasis on gender, age and location. The main ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 14 and counting...3 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. But wait! There's news just out. Washington, it seems, is gonna kick the can a little farther. It won't be 22 November as reported last week, it'll now be 15 Feb 2014. Reuters ...

Zenith rates NSW Annuity Bonds 'recommended'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
Managed funds research house Zenith has rated NSW Waratah Annuity Bonds - Series 7 'recommended'. The product is designed to provide a regular annuity style income stream over a defined nine year term via a debenture issued by the NSW Treasury Corporation ...

Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
The Australian share market is making strong gains on signs in the US of progress in negotiations to raise the country's debt ceiling. Republicans have held talks with President Barack Obama, enough to send global markets higher, even though the talks ...

NSW govt to reconsider Pillar privatisation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
The NSW Government is considering the sale of state-owned superannuation member administrator Pillar Administration after a period of poor financial performance. Pillar posted net losses of $2.2 million for the 2011-12 financial year and appears to ...

COIN updated software focuses on scaled advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Financial planning software COIN has released its latest version, which upgrades its scaled advice capabilities following the complete integration with Provisio. COIN, which is owned by Rubik Financial, aims at providing advisers with a comprehensive ...

MetLife poised to enter DLA market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Life insurer MetLife will launch a deferred lifetime annuity into the Australian market if the current legislative and other impediments are removed. Speaking in a panel discussion hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...