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UK consumers embrace online comparison tools

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
New research on UK consumers shows they are rapidly embracing online finance price comparisons, with big implications for how firms market their products. According to the Datamonitor research, online price comparison websites are now the most trusted ...

Asteron adds to sales team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... joint award winners of the 2008 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life.

Qantas Super gets $66m injection

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... statement on the super fund's website, both Qantas Super and Qantas Airways said that they had agreed to a revised funding plan for the defined benefit divisions of the Qantas Superannuation Plan, in a bid to "reflect poor financial market performance ...

AXA upgrades insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
Financial planners looking for better insurance cover for their clients could benefit from the latest round of AXA enhancements on its insurance product. AXA recently unveilled a host of underwriting changes to its insurance offer, with financial protection ...

JV raises $1bn for Indian infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The State Bank of India and Macquarie Group raised over $1 billion in capital to invest in Indian infrastructure projects with a goal to raise around $2 billion in additional capital over the next few years. According to a joint statement, global investors ...

ING unveils CGT calculator

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Financial advisers looking for a projection of their clients' capital gains can now do it all online, following the launch of ING Australia's CGT calculator on its OneAnswer platform. ING today unveilled an online capital gains calculator that allows ...

Disclosing conflicts not enough: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... exhaustive and that it's up to trustees and licensees to ensure all their potential conflicts are covered by a management plan. The draft Guide noted that conflicts need to be managed so they don't influence how investments are chosen and how service ...

AMIST narrows mandate line-up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) has dropped Legg Mason and PM Capital from its fund manager line-up as part of its investment rationalisation strategy. The $9 million Legg Mason emerging markets mandate was cut two months ago ...

Planning firm taps uni students

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
Financial planning firm, Blue Chip Wealth Management, is expanding its financial planner numbers by inviting university students to apply for a two-month unpaid internship at the firm. The Professional Investment Services (PIS) financial planning firm ...

Lonsdale provides practice tools

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
Lonsdale Financial Group has launched a new practice management tool to help the group's financial planners to make their businesses more efficient and improve their overall service to clients. The group's practice management division, Catalyst Strategic ...