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Don't be afraid of sales, industry funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... calls on the right person than 25 calls on the wrong person." Wilkinson expressed hatred for the term 'employer', and recommended the use of financial incentives and career advancement as a way to encourage good performance. "If you don't do these things ...

IOOF secures strong advice channel with SFGA bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... offered 0.104 shares for each SFGA share, which implies a value of $0.90 per SFGA share. The SFGA Board unanimously recommended its shareholders to vote in favour and several directors have entered into call option deeds that give IOOF the right to purchase ...

Safer sex? Women take less risk than men

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... financial adviser could end up in hot water with both the lower risk tolerant partner and possibly with regulators if they recommended risky investments without the lesser risk tolerant partner understanding and agreeing to the plan. Resnik added that ...

YBR poised to acquire mortgage aggregator

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... Vow shares. These acceptances amount to approximately 40% of Vow's issued capital. The board has also unanimously recommended the rest of its shareholders to accept the buyout offer. YBR told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it has entered ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... business confidence have slowed in April and March, respectively - and this was before the National Commission on Audit's recommended budget measures hit the headlines. A more recent survey showed a sharp drop in consumer sentiment. According to 'The ...

Platform error forces NAB to pay further compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... bank's wealth management arm reported the mistake to the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC), which recommended the appointment of an independent expert to conduct a review. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is reviewing the adequacy of ...

Age Pension to rise to 70 by 2035

MARK SMITH, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... Budget. In having long-term planning we can address the long-term issues." This is a less generous policy than that recommended by the Commission of Audit Report released yesterday. The commission recommended that the eligibility age for the Age Pension ...

Industry asks for long-term, comprehensive approach to Age Pension

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... superannuation policy, so future generations of taxpayers are not burdened with the cost of our retirement." The FSC recommended the government to consider leveraging the life insurance sector to meet "the ballooning costs of disability welfare in Australia ...

Could government issue its own annuities?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... distribution channels and payment systems (e.g.Centrelink or Australia Post) directly to consumers," it said. CEPAR also recommended that the government support the private annuity and longevity insurance markets by issuing more long duration longevity ...

ISA gives evidence to PC on inverted bid model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... return (IRR) in the event that the infrastructure project did not deliver as expected. In its latest submission, ISA recommended that "the Commonwealth Government, in consultation with State Governments, develop guidelines for the inverted bid model ...