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Direct insurance 40% of market by 2021

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... insurance will comprise 40% of the market within a decade and intermediaries need to be prepared to work with the growth channel rather than see it as a competitor. In 2010-11 it already accounted for 25% of life insurance sold in Australia, according ...

China approves cross-border ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... new type of ETFs will broaden the range of renminbi investment products in Hong Kong, giving investors an alternative channel to access the A-share market. However, some commentators have cast doubt on the level of investor demand that is likely to support ...

AMP to acquire Cavendish

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
AMP Limited is to acquire Australia's largest SMSF administrator Cavendish Group as part of plans to establish an SMSF dedicated business unit under Paul Sainsbury. The new unit aims to capture a greater position for AMP in the $440bn self-managed super ...

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... smartphones, a shift that is expected to ratchet up pressure on superannuation funds and wealth managers to use the emerging channel to communicate with members and distribute information. Market research firm, Telsyte, predicts that more than 20 million ...

J.P Morgan launches automated fund platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... large institutional investors, such as super funds, to deal with multiple counterparties via a single, automated online channel for all unlisted unit trust and hedge fund orders. The service is electronically enabled for both inbound and outbound movements ...

NAB expands Financial Planning team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... management. Fog's most recent role was national head of sales and advice. "Paul's in-depth knowledge of our salaried advice channel and his strong strategic focus will ensure NAB Financial Planning continues to build on its current momentum and deliver ...

MLC appoints new head of ThreeSixty Research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
MLC has named David Wappett as head of its ThreeSixty Research team today. Wappett replaces Lisa Boyce, who is now investment director within the MLC Investment Management team. Prior to his new role, Wappett was head of product for MLC Wrap, a position ...

AFA and TAL launch Female Excellence in Advice Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... of compassion and choice for the customers that are in our industry today but also the future customers of our advice channel." Female advisers may self nominate or be nominated by 31 July 2012. The winner will be announced at the AFA National Conference ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
First home buyers are already being squeezed out of the market by investors and, as residential investment becomes attractive to self-managed super funds, fears are growing the squeeze will get even tighter. John McGrath, a real estate and investment ...

Rainmaker releases 2012 platform report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... options, these multi-manager and feeder options hold 80% of platform FUA, noted the report. The irony is that the adviser channel with only 50% of advisers in licensee groups aligned to the big seven is much less concentrated and much more open to competition ...