Agribusiness Senate Report: FPA supports recommendations, calls for further comprehensive reform

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed the recommendations of the Senate Economics References Committee report into failed agribusiness managed investment schemes (MIS), particularly those around improving consumer... Read more continue reading

Suitebox appoints CEO

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SuiteBox, the mobile office solution for the financial services industry, has appointed Ian Dunbar as its new CEO. Mr Dunbar, previously the SuiteBox country manager for Australia, takes over as... Read more continue reading

Employment consolidates after stellar gains

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Labour force Employment rose by 300 in February after falling by 7,400 in January (previously reported as a 7,900 fall in jobs). Full-time jobs rose by 15,900 while part-time jobs... Read more continue reading

Homesafe welcomes “Unlocking housing wealth” green paper & focus on funding ageing population

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Homesafe Solutions MD and founder Peter Szabo welcomes the Actuaries Institute recently released green paper Unlocking Housing Wealth and the attention it has generated on the issue of funding Australia’s... Read more continue reading

DirectMoney joins comphrehensive credit reporting with Dun & Bradstreet

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Marketplace lending company DirectMoney Limited (DirectMoney) (the Company) has signed an agreement with credit reporting bureau, Dun & Bradstreet, bringing DirectMoney into the Australian Comprehensive Credit Reporting (CCR) community. The... Read more continue reading

Life Insurance Code of Practice will be strengthened

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The Financial Services Council has taken action to ensure consumer protections in life insurance will be significantly strengthened in light of recent industry issues. At the annual FSC Life Insurance... Read more continue reading

CFS enhancements provide adviser ease and convenience

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Colonial First State (CFS) has announced more enhancements to its platforms to help advisers spend less time on back-office work and more time in front of their clients. CFS General... Read more continue reading

Principal Global Investors appoints new Institutional Sales Director for Australia

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Principal Global Investors (PGI), global asset manager and a member of Principal Financial Group®, has announced the appointment of Michael Gaffney as Director, Institutional Sales, Australia. Mr Gaffney joins the Institutional... Read more continue reading

ANZ appoints PwC to conduct independent review of OnePath compliance systems

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ANZ yesterday confirmed it engaged PwC in January 2016 to conduct an independent compliance review within its OnePath subsidiaries, following compliance breaches that were proactively reported to the Australian Securities and... Read more continue reading

Financial planners conquer new heights to help kids in need

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At sunrise on 25 February, four CFP professionals reached the summit of the world’s highest freestanding mountain knowing that they had raised tens of thousands of dollars to help disadvantaged... Read more continue reading