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ASFA calls for clarity on retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to provide a clear timetable and terms of reference for its review of retirement income stream regulations, including the tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on international markets. At 0904 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,053. European markets were mixed but US stocks moved higher ...

Advisers can increase portfolio value by 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... coach and get clients to stick to asset allocation, as opposed to chasing performance," Vanguard chief investment officer Tim Buckley said in a conference on exchange traded funds (ETF) in the United States. "That can be worth 150 basis points of performance ...

Direct insurance taints consumer views on life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
Bad experiences with direct life insurance companies are tainting consumers' views of life insurance in general, according to Synchron director John Prossor. Prossor said that instead of turning to advice insurance after a bad experience with direct ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
From this day forth, we'll all be trying to get inside that lady's head. Janet Yellen has just been sworn in as the new chief of that mightiest central bank in the world - the US Federal Reserve - but given the backdrop to her swearing in, Janet must ...

No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
A combination of measures are needed to close the superannuation savings gap between men and women, according to Women in Super chair and president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president Cate Wood. Speaking at the Women's Super ...

EQT reports lift in profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Equity Trustees (EQT) has announced a 16.3% year-on-year lift in half-year revenue and a 21.6% increase in net profit after tax for the six months to 31 December 2013. Net profit after tax rose for the second half of 2013 rose to $5.4 million from $4.4 ...

Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Boyoboyoboy, by the looks of it...we're really in trouble now, real trouble. Nah, not talkin' bout the Fed taking another US$10 billion away, neither that dreadful indication that China is continuing to slow nor renewed deflation fears in the eurozone ...

Guardian lowers PI insurance premiums for planners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
In an effort to recognise advisers who provide professional sustainable advice, Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning are set to lower professional insurance premiums for its planners. Guardian Advice also plans to create accreditation that ...

AMP to launch integrated mobile app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
AMP is planning to launch a mobile app that will combine superannuation, banking and insurance information in a single place, in a move they believe will increase member engagement. AMP director of corporate super Libby Roy said the app would allow ...