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Trio fraud victims demand compensation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
A group of Trio fraud victims is meeting with Bill Shorten, minister for superannuation and financial services, to demand that they be compensated for their losses just as members of regular super funds were compensated. John Telford, secretary of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following rises on the US and major European markets despite growing concern on the euro zone ahead of a key European Union leaders meeting. At 0726 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

NIIS development on track

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... a no-fault disability scheme. Shorten said he is keen to consult with stakeholders and the community and will convene a group of key stakeholders in the second half of July to discuss the possible extension of the NIIS to medical misadventure.

AXA IM launches corporate bond strategies

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
AXA Investment Managers has launched a series of corporate bond strategies called SmartBeta, designed to protect portfolios from systemic and event risk and to deliver a less volatile return. The SmartBeta strategies have been designed specifically ...

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA), gives Australian financial services a much greater opportunity than the wider AANSFTA (ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement) under which a previous 30% ownership cap was negotiated. "I ...

Research: Australian private banks fall behind

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
Australian private banks have fallen behind the UK in satisfaction levels, according to research from CoreData. A quarterly survey of 1,722 Australians with more than $1 million excluding residence and superannuation found that only 33.1% currently ...

Lifewise takes insurance to new social sphere

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, Tumblr and a personalised blog to interact with the new Lifewise social media website. In 2009, a group of key players in the industry got together under the Financial Services Council (FSC) to form Lifewise, a public initiative ...

Rainmaker releases 2012 platform report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
The platform market is increasingly dominated by its leading players which are now harnessing their grip on its distribution channels to create a vertically integrated wealth management eco-system, according the just released 2012 Rainmaker Platform ...

APLs a potential minefield under FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... currently sponsorships of planning groups and it is unclear how this will be impacted, said Lucas. "In reality, if you sponsor a group and you're guaranteed to get an APL, that could be issue," said Lucas. The question is now whether a bank-owned practice ...

FICAP's Wannabe Rockstars a huge hit

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Australia and Zurich Financial Services. The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP) was formed in early 2006 by a group of financial services professionals looking to give back to the community. FICAP's aim is to raise money for charities ...