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FPA, AFA should merge to keep advice strong

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... Tynan said that the sector needs "true visionary leaders to put their differences aside and set the advice industry as the premium professional service association in financial services." He added that despite the industry's efforts to distance itself ...

Zurich restructures retail life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... have been designed to accommodate the new life insurance framework which commences in July 2016. In addition to reducing premium rates by 6% for under-55s, Zurich has also introduced a new income protection product range; these come with a two-year "rate ...

Man Diversified Alternatives recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... been designed for investors seeking to access this expertise through a single investment. Moreover, investors place a premium on investments offering diversification, transparency and liquidity and the Fund has all these attributes."

MLC takes axe to life insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... for two life insurance products by up to 15% as part of a reinvigoration aimed solely at attracting new customers. The premium cuts come into effect at the same time MLC is beginning its customer smartwatch fitness program, almost completing a year-long ...

Sovereign wealth funds banking on Aussie innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... for the year ending 30 June 2015. Managing director at Cambridge Associates' office in Sydney, Eugene Snyman, said: "The premium that private equity and venture capital can generate is important for institutional investors, especially when their portfolios ...

JBWere announces three senior appointments

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... mission to build a world-class private wealth business." JBWere has more than $45 billion in assets under advice and is the premium wealth brand of the NAB Group.

Madison FG grows advisers by 20%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Independent dealer group Madison Financial Group has experienced a 20% increase in adviser numbers over the last year. The group has now 88 advisers across 50 practices and it manages over $3.5 billion in funds under advice and $70 million in risk premiums. ...

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... the Long Term Performance Award. Other winners included HESTA for Value Workplace Super Product; Mercer Super Trust for Premium Workplace Super Product; and Equip Personal, HOSTPLUS Personal and netwealth Super Accelerator Personal Super for the Value ...

Share market risk returns are a lucky dip: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... a year. From 1980 to 2000 the outperformance was -0.6% a year. Co-author of the report The (un)Predictable Equity Risk Premium, Michael Drew said thinking about investments in terms of either stocks or bonds, or risk on and risk off, is dangerous when ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... count, sleep duration and average resting heart rate - within 90 to 160 days, they can receive a 5% discount on their premium. This process can be repeated to achieve a maximum 10% discount. "The insurance industry has assessed risk in the same way for ...