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17 January 2011 • By Columnist • 1 min read

The Australian economy

The Australian economy begins 2011 with a fair head of steam. Employment has increased by 3.7 per cent in the past 12 months, and the mining investmen...

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The Australian share market

The second year after a major bear market ends often sees volatile trading and poor returns from shares as investors are fearful of either a double di...

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Are insurance contracts getting too big?

Operational risks involved in any move of a large insurance contract must be part of the trustee due diligence process in assessing prospective new in...

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Risky business

Asteron's Jordan Hawke, CommInsure's Tim Browne and Zurich Life Australia's Colin Morgan examine what the future holds for commissions in insurance. ...

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Simplified PDSs make insurance trickier for trustees

Using simple language to convey the many interwoven terms and conditions of a group insurance policy is far from straightforward, says Professional ...

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Succession planning a must for super funds

Succession planning remains a critical issue for the industry as super fund chairs seek directors with specialist knowledge and skills, says the C...

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Cooper review: a group insurance perspective

The industry needs to engage government on specific recommendations from the Cooper review before decisions are made, AIA Australia's Damien Mu says. ...

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Election outcome a chance for review

The outcome of the federal election may present a positive in that it may enable further review of at least some of the components of the Cooper revie...

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Have industry funds lost their price advantage?

Something has been happening within industry funds. Slowly and very surely, industry fund prices have been rising, Tria Investment Partners' Andrew ...

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Adviser liability

A number of significant issues have arisen in the past few years in terms of adviser liability. Halsey Legal Services' Mark Halsey examines five of th...

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