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UK variable annuity sales dive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... Andy Saunders, senior consultant at Watson Wyatt. These figures come after Challenger Financial Services' Guaranteed Income Plan gained $91 million in August alone with three and five year annuity terms the most popular. In addition, last year's sales ...

SMSFs turn to advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are twice as likely to use a financial adviser than retail or industry fund members, according to a survey that found more trustees are implementing the advice they receive. The RaboPlus SMSF annual survey, which ...

BT Financial names new head

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
BT Financial Group chief executive Rob Coombe is taking a new post within Westpac and will be replaced by former Westpac NZ chief Brad Cooper at the helm. Westpac chief Gail Kelly has announced three internal appointments to her executive team namely ...

AFS appoints Elixir Consulting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
Australian Financial Services Group has engaged practice development firm Elixir Consulting to boost its Board of Advice program. Peter Daly, group chief executive and managing director of AFS Group, said the BoA program aims to help principals to clarify ...

Cash for Christmas

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
Planners can help their clients pocket an extra $200 this Christmas following changes in superannuation legislation. A little known change to the superannuation legislation this year allows millions of Australians to take their superannuation in cash ...

AIA expands product suite

AIA AUSTRALIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
AIA Australia improves its Priority Protection product suite following planner feedback. The enhancement means policy holders receive $25,000 payment under the final expenses benefit if the policy holder is a company or business entity. For income protection ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas trading overnight, with Wall Street indices flat, precious metals mixed and oil flat. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 34 points lower ...

Report finds retirement income advice shortfall

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
Australians over 40 years of age may not be receiving the type of advice they need after a report found less than half of respondents to a survey are getting advice on retirement income planning. The Investment Trends 2009 Retirement Income Report based ...

Future Fund to grow investments team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
The Future Fund Management Agency will have a bigger investment team than it initially planned - jumping from 29 to around 40 staff by next year - as the cash-heavy fund scours the markets for more investment opportunities. Speaking at the Investment ...

Advisers prepare for spike in insurance sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
Around one third of advisers who use CommInsure and Zurich as their primary risk provider expect their level of business with these firms to increase by more than 20 per cent next year, new research shows. CoreData research also indicates one in five ...