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Ai Group defends super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Services Council (FSC); but it also pits them against fellow business body the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). While ACCI itself does not have a direct connection the industry super funds which benefit from the current awards system ...

PROFILE: Folkestone MD Greg Paramor

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Folkestone MD Greg Paramor Commercial real estate stalwart Greg Paramor has an unbroken track record of business success. In his latest role as managing director of Folkestone, history is repeating itself. The veteran property investor has founded a ...

ACCI calls for end to super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... campaign to keep super in awards suffered another setback on Thursday when the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) renewed calls for an end to the Fair Work Commission's involvement in selecting default funds. The call, made at the Financial ...

Korean military fund puts $40m in Aussie infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
South Korea's $8.5 billion Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has become the first overseas investor to invest in industry super investment vehicle The Infrastructure Fund. As well as being the only non-Australian stakeholder in The Infrastructure ...

AIA Australia re-enters direct insurance market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
AIA Australia has signed a deal with Bendigo Bank and it will provide direct insurance to its customers for five years. The insurer has partnered with the bank to launch Bendigo SmartCover, a life insurance product that consumers can buy through the ...

The Infrastructure Fund looking to add to Port of Newcastle purchase

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
Australian industry super investment vehicle The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) is on the hunt for more quality infrastructure assets following its purchase of the long-term lease of the Port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal export port. Last week ...

Research house launches direct ratings system

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
Independent researcher Defaqto has launched a ratings system addressed at consumers who want to purchase financial products without going through an adviser. The Life Assurance Star Ratings identifies over 50 direct life insurance products and rates ...

Professor proposes cheap longevity insurance design

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
A Canadian finance professor has come up with a way of making lifetime annuities affordable by designing them so they only pay out if the market does badly. According to Moshe A. Milevsky of York University, Toronto, while lifetime and deferred lifetime ...

Equip partners with travel insurer

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
Equip has appointed a travel insurance provider to its portfolio of ancillary service providers. The deal gives members direct access to discounted cover through insurance provider Cover-More. Equip's executive officer, strategic marketing and communications ...

PROFILE: MetLife head of distribution Michael Gooddall

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
In a financial services career spanning moreA than thirty years, Michael Goodall has held senior jobs in superannuation, financial planning and banking; but he tells Mark Smith that it was his time away from theA industry that has best helped him put ...