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No middle ground post-FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
Will FoFA be the death-knell for mid-size financial services companies? Industry experts predict that some segments could lose out come July. Talking at the 18th Financial Standard Sales and Marketing Forum, National Australia Bank (NAB) head of asset ...

BT expands Wrap Capital Protection funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
BT Financial Group has expanded the list of managed funds eligible for Wrap Capital Protection as a response to the demand for more retirement-based products. The number of funds accessible from BT's platform has almost doubled, and has gone from 80 ...

Australians priced out of life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
More than two in five Australians cannot afford basic life insurance a survey suggests. The survey by TAL of 1260 people across Australia also found that 17% believe their health insurance provides the same sort of cover as life insurance. The survey ...

No need for more super bureaucracy: Cormann

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
There was no need for more bureaucracy to protect Australian's superannuation savings, shadow minister for Financial Services Mathias Cormann has said in response to the government's announcement of a superannuation charter. Cormann was also critical ...

Elders Rural sale a growth prospect

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Elders Rural Services (ERS) sale process is "proceeding well," according to Elders Financial Planning chief executive Helen Lorigan. Elders Limited announced the sale process for ERS, one of its main businesses, in late 2012 and considered the sale ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Finalists of this year's awards and their supporters packed the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney to celebrate last year's most innovative and successful website and marketing campaigns. This year's awards focussed on the theme of success ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

Retail business bumps up AMP in Q1

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Strong performance by its retail business on AMP platforms has contributed to a $387 million bounce back for AMP Financial Services (AFS) in the first quarter this year. AMP Limited reported to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) this morning that ...

Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The government may have to force self-managed super fund (SMSF) members to undertake mandatory advice or outsource their investment strategy back to professionals to cover off a risk of it facing unexpected pension liabilities. That is the view expressed ...

Macquarie launches fund for significant investor visa migrants

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched the Macquarie SIV Cash Fund, a new investment solution aimed at investors applying for the Significant Investor Visa (SIV). The Significant Investor Visa is a permanent residency visa launched at the ...