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CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... Managing director, Simon Swanson, also spoke of the need for ongoing industry-wide reform. "The underinsurance gap comes at a huge cost to people, families and society," he said, citing the $250 million in government payouts alone to cover underinsurance ...

ME-IFS merger just the end of the beginning: Weaven

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... about creating a robust partnership for industry funds which, he argued, are going from strength to strength. There is now huge competition in superannuation, he said, where there never used to be. "I've always been amazed at how the big institutions ...

Navigator adds tax benefit to death payments

... is often overlooked by many super funds. Recently Navigator reported one anti-detriment payment of more than $100,000, a huge additional payment on death. "Advisers and investors should look carefully when considering switching super funds to check whether ...

Industry funds target top end with TV campaign part 2

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
... fees and commissions. "Our competitors, using armies of commission-based accountants and financial planners, have devoted a huge resource which we believe has confused the market about he true net benefit to members. Industry Super Funds have been forced ...

Life insurance industry no more

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
... pushing more of their business under the more lucrative superannuation and investment-linked umbrella, moving this way also has huge tax advantages for investors.

Finsia SEEKs new frontier with partnership

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... make Finsia's courses more widely accessible, particularly at entry level." "By teaming up with SEEK Learning we reach a huge, relevant career-focused audience, which breaks down the barriers to entering financial services education. Now people can gain ...

HNW investors dumping hedge funds in favour of PE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... funds seems to be waning," said Opie. The main problem with hedge funds, he said, was that hedge funds initially promised huge returns regardless of market conditions but as the hedge fund market has matured and become more crowded, they have failed ...

Consumers more than happy with advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... AC Nielsen to survey over 1,000 consumers and advisers around issues of perception of advice. The survey revealed that the huge majority of customers were happy with the service offered by their adviser, with a whopping 96 per cent rating their advisers ...

Mining managers wary of funds fleeing

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
Despite huge profits, top mining managers are becoming increasingly concerned about strong investment inflows into the commodities markets emanating from fund managers, fearful that an exodus of funds from the same managers could trigger a pricing landslide. ...

Snowy Hydro not for sale

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... Premier Morris Iemma said the deal was almost impossible to proceed with. The plan to privatise Snowy Hydro had received huge media coverage and was expected to easily achieve a full subscription on its initial public offering (IPO). Prime Minister Howard ...