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| 26 February, 2020 |
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| PI ‘not worth the paper it’s written on’ | | The Federal Treasury has received yet more warnings that before it embarks on a compensation scheme of last resort it should fix professional indemnity insurance in circumstances where, often, it is not worth the paper it is written on. For more. |
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| Why the times are suiting HUB24 | | The exit of the big banks and the consequent net outflows from the big institutional platforms is playing to the strengths of specialist platform providers. For more. |
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| EMD unaffected by coronavirus | | Emerging market debt has so far escaped unscathed from the coronavirus as it is expected it will only cause a temporary impact on growth in these markets. For more. |
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| Life insurance take up drops 9% | | Almost one-third of a survey’s respondents said life insurance products confused them and 65% of people without the product would rely on savings if they contracted a major illness and could not earn income. For more. |
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| Qld SMSF adviser permanently banned | | William Houwing (known as Jack Houwing) failed to act in the best interests of his self-managed superannuation fund clients by recommending they lend money to his related entities. For more. |
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| Features |
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| The big alternative questions | | Oksana Patron finds out how advisers can incorporate alternative investment strategies into their clients’ portfolio, what they need to understand about alternative investing and what are common investor misconceptions. For more. |
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