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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Fairfax Media, Boral and Brambles have annual general meetings scheduled. Meanwhile, the Technology and Innovation the Future of Banking & Financial Services conference is on in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Wednesday fell slightly as investor ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the crisis in group insurance and consider the future of insurance in superannuation. We also look at how the trend towards in-housing might be putting pressure on asset consultants to change strategy ...

AFA announces new directors

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
... "Michael's contribution to the AFA in his time as national president has been instrumental to our overall vision for the future of financial advice," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "He and his board worked tirelessly to provoke new thinking and ideas ...

Upfront commissions linked to bad advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... light, there has so far been no talk of the banning commissions for risk advice. Life insurance was excluded from the Future of Financial Advice reforms ban on commissions on the grounds that Australians are underinsured. Only 1% of risk advisers receive ...

One third of risk advisers non-compliant, ASIC says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... meets the needs of their clients. However, this result must be achieved on a more consistent basis," Kell said. The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms' ban on commissions did not extend to life insurance. ASIC's report found that high upfront ...

PROFILE: UniSuper CEO Kevin O'Sullivan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... over a year on, he catches up with James Fernyhough to talk retirement income, the value of asset consultants, and the future of super in modern awards. Kevin O'Sullivan has lived in Melbourne for the last 24 years, but his accent leaves no doubt that ...

Coalition secures PUP support on FoFA vote

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
The Coalition defeated a Labor motion to disallow the changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation after it secured the support from Palmer United Party (PUP) and other crossbench Senators. Labor Senator Sam Dastiary's attempt to disallow ...

Van Eyk finds buyer for NZ business

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... Stephens confirmed last week that there has been a significant level of interest from potential buyers of the business. The future of the business will be decided at a creditors' meeting, which must be convened before October 21. Van Eyk entered voluntary ...

Don't ditch the RET, instos tell Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... "Investors need predictable long-term policies to be confident to make investments in the energy sources of the future." The future of the RET is in doubt following the release of the RET Review report, which recommended the scheme be significantly wound ...

Coalition Senators head-to-head over FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The government's reforms to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) could be disallowed by Nationals' Senator John Williams after he staged a parliamentary confrontation against Finance Minister and Liberal Senator Mathias Cormann. The Senate Standing ...