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25 June 2013 • By Chris Kennedy • 1 min read

ASIC to increase adviser training requirements

The regulator has outlined its plans to increase the current minimum adviser education requirements from the Diploma-equivalent RG146 level, from 2015

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MySuper CGT Bill passes Senate

As the amendments to the MySuper Capital Gains Tax Relief Bill 2013 pass through the Senate, the industry has welcomed the measures – with a few ...

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Weak dollar gives super funds a late push

The weakening Australian dollar has pushed super funds to a more than decade-long high at the close of the financial year, according to research from ...

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Geared investors scramble as tax time looms

With less than a week until the end of the financial year, investors who have a geared portfolio of shares have some tough decisions to make

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ANZ looks to open in Myanmar

ANZ is looking to become the first non-Japanese OECD bank to open in Myanmar, after announcing yesterday it had received its final approvals following ...

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AMP not neglecting retail super in SMSF push

AMP’s overall superannuation growth strategy is to operate in both the retail and self-managed super fund (SMSF) space, according to one of the ...

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Insurance lapses dent AMP earnings

Poor claims and lapse experience is likely to impact on AMP’s earnings for the first half of 2013, the group reported to the Australian Securities ...

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Commonwealth FP inquiry justifies FOFA

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has told a parliamentary joint committee that scrutiny of wrongdoing at Commonwealth ...

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Insurers under scrutiny as mental health claims skyrocket

Life insurers have seen disability claims based on mental illness increase to one third of their portfolios in the last 12 months, according to a ...

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Centrepoint completes takeover of licensee services group

Centrepoint Alliance (CAF), the company behind troubled dealer group Professional Investment Services (PIS), has flagged its intention to fully ...

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