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AMP issues profit warning on insurance claims

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Wealth manager and insurer AMP has warned that its half-year profit is likely to come in below expectations. In a press release the financial services company said profit would likely come in between $415 million and $435 million, or roughly 13% lower ...

Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Christian Szell: Is it safe? Babe: Yes, it's safe, it's very safe, it's so safe you wouldn't believe it. Christian Szell: Is it safe? Babe: No. It's not safe, it's... very dangerous, be careful. - Marathon Man Yes Virginia...decisions, decisions. But ...

Women in Super raise $5m for breast cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Women in Super raised a record $5 million at the 2013 Mother's Day Classic, which will be used to fund breast cancer research. Since 1998, the advocacy group has raised $19.8 million since it started to collect funds for cancer research. The Mother's ...

ASIC far too slow to act on misconduct: Senator

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been "far too slow to act" on misconduct in the financial services industry, Nationals senator John Williams told Financial Standard. Yesterday Williams introduced a motion into Parliament ...

Elana Rubin nabs property board appointment

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Former AustralianSuper chair Elana Rubin has been appointed to the Qualitas Property Partners' (Qualitas) advisory board. Qualitas was established in 2008 and is a real estate principal investment group that invests and manages both institutional capital ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower following hefty falls on international markets after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may start winding back its stimulus measure before the end of the year. At 0817 ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
I beg your pardon, but was that it? Was that the song we've waited all this time for Big Benny to sing? The song remains the same to me. The same tune Ben Bernanke sang on the 22nd of May. The June FOMC statement was practically a rehash of the one ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to taper its bond-buying stimulus measure later this year. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June ...

TASA may also affect industry super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
As the financial services industry awaits MPs' position on the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill, industry superannuation funds have raised concerns that the legislation could also affect them. The Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

ClearView advisers up by 45%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
ClearView Wealth has increased the number of authorised financial advice representatives by 45% and boosted its in-force life insurance premiums over the last year. The dealer group went from 70 advisers in June 30, 2012, to 102 in May 31, 2013, according ...