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Victim of success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Stronger, stronger, slowly getting stronger. Worldwide focus has been on the Fed and Washington over the past few months but that seems to have distracted some observers from seeing the positive developments across the Atlantic; though methinks Europe ...

Centrepoint Alliance CFO resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... and company secretary Ian Magee has resigned from his post, effective November 1, 2013. General manager of Corporate Development and Projects Glenn Toohey will be taking over Magee's position. Toohey joined Centrepoint in September. Centrepoint did not ...

Challenger reports big boost in annuities sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... vibrant annuities market in Australia. The Coalition has suggested it will act to remove certain obstacles to the development of deferred and pooled annuities. Currently the law does not apply the same tax concessions to annuities as it does to other ...

IFM to open Tokyo office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... Management (IFM) is set to open an office in Tokyo to be headed up by Eddy Schipper, current executive director, business development. This is the third major announcement this month from IFM, following the formation of a new private equity team, and ...

Insurers now in full recovery mode

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... reinsurer capital and capacity significantly depleted as a result, there was limited opportunity for innovation and development - despite the clear need for new solutions as industry risk profiles change," he explained. "However the relatively clear ...

Tailor advice to each generation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... access content through their mobile device, to the extent that apps help improve the user experience, we expect the development of adviser specific apps to be a massive growth area." Connecting with Clients reports on the communication preferences of ...

In search of more female advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
... is hoping to encourage more women to enter the financial planning profession. The program offers support for career development through networking, coaching, mentoring and leadership.

Sinodinos confirms election promises will be met

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
... law, and local regulation is stifling innovation and creativity - ultimately it is holding back Australia's economic development and prosperity," Sinodinos said. The comments were met with applause by delegates at the Association of Financial Advisers ...

Asset manager growth ambitions slowed by regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... talented people as a serious or very serious challenge. Meanwhile, more than two thirds (68%) see effective new product development as a major challenge with concerns raised about the difficulties of gaining a deep understanding of investor appetites ...

Government must lift annuities impediments: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... treatment of post-retirement products offered by life insurance companies and by superannuation funds, preferably through development of regulations which apply to both." He also recommended the amendment of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...