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- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Staff Reporter
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has released findings of The Australian Share Ownership Study, indicating there has been a decline in total share ownership despite ownership in Australia remaining high by international standards.
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Staff Reporter
The former head of Lonsec stockbroking, Norman John Graham, has been convicted of insider trading.
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Tim Stewart
The private sector is more than capable of providing the capital required to back a thriving annuities market, according to Challenger Life chief executive Richard Howes.
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Staff Reporter
The Australian life insurance industry saw a $3 billion net profit after tax for the year to 31 March 2013.
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Chris Kennedy
Super fund member satisfaction rose strongly over the past year, but member engagement barely moved and industry fund advice take-up remained low, according to a recent report.
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Chris Kennedy
Advice businesses running their own model portfolios will now face operational risks stemming from the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation’s “onerous” best interest requirements, according to one risk expert.
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Owen Holdaway
There is a lack of consistency in the calculation of risk margins, caused in part by failure of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to provide adequate guidance, according to recent research.
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Rachael Micallef
Actuaries are missing opportunities to add value in the financial services industry, according to a panel of experts.
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