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10 May 2012 • By Columnist • 1 min read

Fitch appoints new Australia head

John Miles has taken over as head of Fitch Australia. Global rating agency Fitch Ratings has appointed John Miles as head of Fitch Australia. Mile...

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ASIC suspends insurance broker's licence

ASIC has suspended the licence of an insurance broker following breaches of its legal obligations. The corporate watchdog has suspended Southpoint ...

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Satisfaction guaranteed

Guaranteed-income products such as annuities have long been out of favour with Australian investors, but as retirees grapple with the reality of the c...

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PPSA makes asset ownership more complicated

The new PPSA regime has created vast complexities in asset ownership for institutional lenders, Brett Eagle writes. With high funding costs impacti...

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Getting to grips with after-tax benchmarking

After-tax benchmarks need to be customised for them to be effective, GBST head of cross market solutions Kathy Taylor-Hofmann says. Why are our lar...

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Retirement estimates: it's time to act

Relief from AFS licensing requirements means the way is clear for super funds to provide retirement estimates on their annual member statements, Tower...

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Negotiating the opt-in maze

Confusion, costs, complaints - as far as the financial services industry is concerned, there isn't much good to say about the consequences of implemen...

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BTIG expands sales trading team

BTIG Australia has expanded its institutional sales desk. Institutional broker BTIG Australia has added a trader to its Sydney-based team. Sam W...

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MySuper fees: simple or equitable?

A more prescriptive MySuper fee structure could cause problems in recovering insurance administration fees, Bill Butler writes. On 21 September 201...

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Northern Trust appoints deputy MD

Northern Trust has appointed Oliver Noel as deputy managing director of its fund administration business in Luxembourg. Global financial services...

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