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23 March 2012 • By Victoria Tait • 1 min read

FOFA passes lower house of Parliament

The federal government's Future of Financial Advice reforms have been passed in the lower house of Parliament.The lower house of Parliament has passed ...

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Advisers scramble to grasp fixed income

Advisers, once reluctant to make time to understand fixed income, are now asking detailed questions about the asset class.Fixed interest allocation is ...

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Opt-in amendments no membership boon: FPA

The FPA has rejected claims the FOFA amendments to opt-in will boost its membership.FPA chief executive Mark Rantall has rejected suggestions ...

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Wilson HTM to focus on individual offers

Wilson HTM will turn its focus to individual offers for the company's shares in the Pinnacle business.Wilson HTM Investment Group (Wilson) has shelved ...

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MySuper presents differentiation opportunity

Super funds and insurers have the potential to differentiate on its service and value proposition for MySuper.The opportunities presented by the ...

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Risk industry needs further improvements

Higher quality data records, a smoother claims process and simplicity are critical to the development of the life insurance ...

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Model portfolios boom as costs squeeze advisers

Financial planners are reaching for mass-produced strategies as stresses grow to improve margins and lower costs.Financial planners' use of model ...

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PJC raises MySuper concerns

Members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee have used their MySuper report to address concerns over the numerous tranches of the bill.The ...

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Ex-Count chief joins SPAA board

The former chief executive of Count Financial has joined the board of SPAA.Andrew Gale has joined the board of the Self-Managed Super Fund ...

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Strategies unaffected by SG increase

The superannuation guarantee increase to 12 per cent won't require a change to client strategies and plans, SPAA's Graeme Colley says.The rise in ...

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