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13 March 2013 • By Chris Kennedy • 1 min read

Life sales up but group risk stutters

Overall increase of seven per cent in 2012Overall life insurance sales were up 7.1 per cent to $2.5 billion in 2012 but new business in group risk ...

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Record share market highs imminent: CommSec

Confidence returning as investors depart cashThe Australian share market could be close to record highs as both retail and institutional investors ...

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Traditional strategies do not mitigate risk

Research suggests cash allocation and diversification won't provide higher returnsRisk reduction strategies like diversification and cash allocation ...

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Deleveraging will be a multi-year process: survey

Some re-leveraging due to cheap financeGlobal public and private sector deleveraging is likely to occur over several years, with some evidence of ...

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RG246 to drive platforms' vertical integration

Effectively blocks careers selling financial productsThe new approach to conflicted remuneration outlined in the Australian Securities and Investments ...

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Trust in banking and finance still lags

Scandals have hit global confidence in sectorBanks and financial services institutions remain the least trusted of any sector globally, despite a ...

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Australians ditch shares for fixed income

Investors pulling out of equities despite strong marketAustralian investors are pulling money from Australian shares in favour of fixed income, ...

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Direct investments are unlikely to sway super members

SMSFs remain most popular super option with post-retireesDirect investment options are unlikely to help super funds retain members, according to ...

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Retail investment market sees turnaround

FUMA increases as market improvesThe retail investment market has seen a turnaround in its long-term trend of falling funds under management and ...

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ASIC's MDA consultation to increase financial requirements

Will bring sector in line with responsible entitiesA regulatory review of the managed discretionary accounts (MDA) sector has proposed increasing the ...

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