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Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Zurich Financial Services has made further enhancements to its life risk product which it said is aimed at speeding up the insurance process for advisers and their clients. Advisers were told about the changes at a Zurich, Life in the Express Lane event ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Australian stocks opened firmer on Tuesday, led by strength in the telecoms and information sector. At 1031 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,281.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...

Aviva DSMA stays strong after nabInvest acquisition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its 'Strong' rating on the Aviva Investors DSMA offering following nabInvest's acquisition of the investment management firm last year. The affirmation follows recent discussion between the rating agency and the National ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower as concerns over Europe's sovereign debt crisis continues and topped the agenda of the G20 meeting in Mexico at the weekend. Australian treasurer Wayne Swan cancelled his planned attendance at the G20 finance ...

Tax concessions focus of Super roundtable

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... contention, with some super executives claiming implementation would be overly cumbersome. Minister Shorten however, said the plan would proceed. "As a Labor Government, we fundamentally believe that superannuation should be taxed concessionally because ...

Plan B continues eastern state expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
West Australian wealth management firm, Plan B Group Holdings, is continuing expansion to the eastern seaboard and fast-tracking its acquisition of the My Adviser planning network. On April 21 last year Plan B announced it would acquire a 33% stake ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The SMSF market is an untapped resource for many advisers who should capitalise on the growing popularity of self managed super funds. That's according to Alex Francois, head of distribution, investments at Provident Capital, who believes SMSFs are ...

Mortgage Choice to launch planning business

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... broader diversification strategy. "Our due diligence for the financial planning business has been completed as has our business plan and we have no doubt the timing is right to deliver accessible financial planning solutions to all Australians," said ...

Platforms hoard cash amid FOFA uncertainty

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Platforms are hoarding cash, according to the latest report from Investment Trends, as uncertainty surrounding FOFA implementation sees providers readying themselves for the possibility of rushing through development for compliant products. "FOFA reforms ...

TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
TAL has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers / Plan for Life's 2011 Life Company of the Year Award. Announced in an awards ceremony yesterday, TAL beat finalists CommInsure and AXA for the overall product and service category, with Brett ...