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AMP's Hillross crowns best advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
AMP-owned financial planning firm Hillross has handed out its Adviser of the Year, New Adviser of the Year and Firm of the Year awards at a ceremony this week. Sydney planner David Kennedy was crowned Adviser of the Year for his ability to "set meaningful ...

Cbus employees accused of perjury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Two Cbus employees have been accused of perjury and the fund's culture has been strongly criticised in a submission by the council assisting the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. In his submission, council assisting Jeremy ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... June quarter growth report and its implications for interest rates and more to do with the "Bond King's" - Bill Gross - divorce from PIMCO. They have been synonymous since I learned how to count. Reports say he jumped PIMCO and into Janus before he could ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... moment now, we'll get to know how the land of "Braveheart" and scotch on the rocks - Scotland - voted with regards to their divorce with Britain. And then there are the side issues about the war with ISIS and Putin and indications of more slowdown in ...

Actuaries Institute to advise FSI on longevity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
The Financial System Inquiry has enlisted the Actuaries Institute to advise it on possible product solutions that deal with the challenge of longevity. In its submission to the FSI, released today, the Actuaries Institute states: "The Institute is assisting ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market had opened higher than expected on Thursday. "We are starting to divorce ourselves a little bit from the US and European declines," he said. "I would anticipate that we will do less than the US on ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Russia over Ukraine" (yahoo.com) Investors are bunkering down ahead of the weekend when Crimea decides whether or not to divorce from Ukraine and get back into bed with its ex (Russia). Then it'll be war! Could be hot, lukewarm or cold... but war it ...

Avoid estate planning mistakes

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... that while binding nominations can be amended at any time, they are not automatically cancelled out by events such as divorce. "A new binding nomination must be made to ensure that, for example, an ex-spouse doesn't inherit the superannuation savings," ...

Super debate flawed: ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Several flaws exist in the current debate over superannuation adequacy in Australia, said the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). A focus on superannuation tax concessions and access age is the wrong conversation and should instead ...

Handle churn through dealer groups, don't target advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... significant changes in product definition, change of premium structure and major changes in client circumstances such as divorce. The argument was also made that the two year responsibility period should be reduced to one year as, "uncontrollable genuine ...