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17 June 2013 • By Rachael Micallef • 1 min read

Holistic advice to make insurance easier to sell

The growth of holistic financial service offerings will help Australia’s growing underinsurance problem by making insurance an easier product to sell, ...

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Super industry standardises gateway processes

The superannuation industry has moved closer to implementing standardised electronic communications across the sector with the development and ...

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Frontier value underestimated by investors

Frontier markets could provide a valuable opportunity for Australian investors when compared with the “rough trot” seen in the developed markets, ...

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ASIC sets out limited licence application process

ASIC has laid out the application process for accountants who wish to operate under a limited Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) without the ...

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Disgruntled BDMs eyeing pastures new

New research has found advice sector business development managers (BDMs) are facing increasing workloads, flat wages and decreasing job satisfaction, ...

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TASA compatible with FOFA, say accountants

The major accounting bodies have played down concerns by the financial services industry about the interaction between the Tax Agent Services Act ...

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Goldman Sachs snaps up Suncorp’s bad loans

Suncorp has offloaded $1.6 billion in underperforming loans to Goldman Sachs at 60 cents on the dollar. The loans are part of Suncorp’s ‘Non-core’ ...

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Superannuation needs to refine risk models

Super funds need to standardise their assumptions into risk models in order to harmonise risk assessment across the sector, according to research by ...

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CIO equity confidence down

Australian chief investment officers’ (CIOs') confidence in the equities market has receded to levels not seen since mid-2012, the Financial Services ...

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SIV on track to meet $5bn mark

The Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme is on track to meet its projected $5 billion target after strong interest in the first three months

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