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11 June 2012 • By Columnist • 1 min read

Battle fatigue

Last year's salary survey was cautious optimism and - not that there aren't signs of optimism - the real signs are ones of fatigue. Find out the outc...

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Should funds take a blanket approach to income protection?

Risk is not always what it seems when it comes to income protection policies, Sandy Macleod and Mark Bright of insurance specialist Beazley write. ...

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Mutual benefit: boutiques team with insto backers

Touted as the fund management wunderkinds of the noughties, boutiques are still a force to be reckoned with - especially as the trend to team up with...

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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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