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Minister faces down advisers over opt-in, risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... have 100 per cent churn on customers," he said. "Maybe 15 per cent." One adviser asked how much money the industry funds channel to the Labor Party through the union movement. Minister Shorten told him he could look up political donations on the Australian ...

Bravura launches mobile super site

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... Nokia, Blackberry, Android, iPhone and iPad. "End clients can now engage with their super via their preferred communication channel - a mobile device," said Darren Stevens, head of product, global wealth management, Bravura Solutions. "Today it's not ...

Direct insurance secures major player status

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... market," said Russo. The growing popularity of direct was also linked to clever marketing, wider public acceptance, multi-channel distribution and an increasingly accepted online sales model. However Weatherhead sees a golden opportunity for advisers ...

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... emerging markets effect to inflation, arguing that rising commodity prices and declining services was a factor. "The primary channel is the effect of import prices into developed markets, that is, as we open up the global trading systems to allow for ...

China's HNWs hold $1.2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... seeking to access this capital should develop partnerships with local private banks because the proportion using this channel has tripled from 15 per cent in 2008 to 45 per cent now, and 85 per cent of HNWs using private banks prefer local institutions. ...

ANZ plots wealth division growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... Australian wealth business is on "distribution efficiency and developing products which more easily integrate into the bank channel and work well in a simpler superannuation environment." Australian wealth funds under management are at $45.5 billion ...

SuperChoice launches online payment platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... to write super cheques for staff and post them manually. "We believe that the payroll software market is an important channel to drive take-up of e-commerce solutions that will result in cost-savings to the industry, employers and ultimately, super fund ...

BTIM FUM down despite overall growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
BT Investment Management (BTIM) continues its focus on the wholesale market despite recording a $200 million drop in funds under management. In the company's results, closing FUM was $36.1 billion at 31 March this year, compared to $36.3 billion at ...

Tech provider buys 25pc stake in paraplanning firm

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... to SoA preparation. This feature attracted the interest of Adviser Toolbox, which is planning to launch a distribution channel to test out their new insurance service in the new financial year. "Our team believes in the Aus Paraplanning 'Simple Life' ...

New super products and mergers may result - insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
Life insurers predict dealer groups will create their own super products or be taken over by wealth managers while direct insurance will get a boost from new FOFA reforms. Life insurers and financial planners alike have responded with mixed reactions ...