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Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... be offered either way, trailing commissions or fee-based (advisers "dial down" the commission"). But before moving the debate on the remuneration further, the public needs to be provided with a clearer idea on how much they are paying first, said Jim ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... said while he supported the government's decision to lift the retirement age, "the government should have had a public debate on the issue, rather than just announcing it in the Budget."

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... of Financial Advisers (AFA), stressed that the decision to develop the product happened well before the fee-for-service debate was re-ignited by FPA's recent proposal that its planning members move away from commissions and into fee-for-service by 2012. ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Arguments about advice, the role of advisers in their dealer groups, how and whether they should be regulated and supported miss the central point - in its current form advice is an elite service used by a minority of consumers. "If you want bespoke ...

Beware the Budgets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... the worst economic contraction in the US economy happened during the Great Depression. At the same time, there is little debate that what we are experiencing now is a deep recession - far from the scale of the economic slump of the 1930s, although there ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
If you think Australia is having strange debates about how the government should spend GFC stimulus money to pump prime the economy, wait until you hear what they are arguing about in China. China is one of the last bastions of publicly acceptable cigarette ...

FPA recommends fee-for-service advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... Nick Sherry, regarding finding solutions that will encourage the public to seek financial advice. "If we don't lead [the debate], the government most certainly will," she said.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... views - is this just a bear market rally? or dead cat bounce? or the real thing? The flaws in the argument are winning the debate today." Mr Smith said Commonwealth Bank maintained its lead in the banking sector, adding $1.37 or 3.85 per cent to $36.97. ...

Low volatility not always low risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... $US 1.5 billion in assets that this year won the InvestHedge ten year performance award. In parallel to the Australian debate on valuations for unlisted assets, AURUM said liquidity can be an illusion unless the liquidity of the fund is matched by liquidity ...

Super is for income, not wealth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... it's worth - but also in terms of what income to expect," he said. Ezra's recommendation adds a fresh angle to the ongoing debate surrounding APRA's performance figures, the asset allocation of super funds and the number of choice members switching into ...