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14 June 2013 • By Chris Kennedy • 1 min read

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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Cormann decries financial services 'turf war'

Shadow minister for financial services Mathias Cormann has raised concerns that lobbying around the Tax Agent Services Act amendments has created a ...

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BT dispels sign-on bonus myth

As BT Financial Group looks to further grow its new BT Select offering, the group has moved to clear up misconceptions around the incentives financial ...

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Life insurance resting on asset growth

Life industry premiums fell by almost $2 billion in 2012 but revenue jumped on improved investment performance, Australian Prudential Regulation ...

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Proposed TASA start date ‘inconceivable’: FSC

The Tax Agent Services regime is just as significant as the FOFA reforms, and to implement them simultaneously would be “inconceivable”, according to ...

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