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UK insurer fined for annuity sales failings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... possibility of earning an additional 37% on top of their base salary and winning prizes such as spa breaks or weekend holidays," the FCA said. Prudential did not dispute the FCA's findings and therefore qualified for a 30% discount, bringing the fine ...

Secrets to selling revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... Businesses that are built to be sold have a more commercial foundation, she said, warning that if an adviser struggles to take holidays because they are so invested in their clients - realistically, it's going to be very difficult for them to sell the ...

350 tax practitioners under investigation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... about as a result of indications the tax practitioner had engaged in conduct that suggested personal spending on cars, holidays and dining expenses over the repayment of tax obligations.

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... Knox disagreed with this too, saying it was a far too simplistic view. "They turn 80 and they can't take the same holidays as they used to and they don't have as much time because they spend more time with the doctor than they used to," Daley ...

UBS small caps team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... to Yarra Capital. "We had conversations with Fidante Partners all through December and January, when everyone was on holidays, discussing how this would work and then starting January end, we worked flat out for an April launch," Stephen Wood said. Eiger ...

Australia Day: How the barbecue has changed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... fruit. In terms of Australia Day working habits, there are about 526,000 sales assistants who regularly work on public holidays along with 4400 life guards and 261,000 nurses. ASX-listed financial services provider Australian Ethical has given its staff ...

Chief economist update: Bring on Aussie dollar depreciation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... overseas become more expensive in A$-terms, encouraging Aussies to buy "Made in Australia". Sure, there go our overseas holidays as the cheap A$ would force us, Australians all, to spend our "hard-earned" at home. No more bed and breakfast at Tiffany's ...

IRESS lead moves to Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... it builds its team. Adrian Fyffe was appointed to the role of business development executive at Chi-X just before the holidays. He has over 10 years of experience in business and product development within financial services. His previous roles have ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... would make foreign goods and services more expensive - encouraging Australians, all, to buy local instead - and overseas holidays more costly - prompting staycations. On the flipside, a cheaper A$ makes Australian exports more competitive and overseas ...

School holidays require prudent financial planning: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Parents forked out $1.1 billion over the summer school holidays, leaving many without a budget financially stressed, a new survey shows. Research from the Commonwealth Bank found children tend to ask parents for money eight times more compared to regular ...