Daily Dispatches: will 30 per cent of fin planners quit in next three years?

As many as 30 per cent of advisers could exit the industry within the next two to three years, greatly enhancing the need for immediate succession planning, according to BT's head of dealer groups and licensee select, Neil Younger. (Money Management)

Bank of Queensland says it is in "a far stronger position" than at the start of the global financial crisis, after booking a 96 per cent rise in half year net profit. BOQ on Thursday booked statutory net profit of $90.9m for the first half of its 2010 fiscal year, up 96 per cent on the prior corresponding period. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Non-bank lenders are likely to return to the market as the economy improves but lending standards could become more relaxed, the central bank says. (Lending Central)