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Make higher contributions compulsory: Finsia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has today convened a seminar to present proposals as to why employees should be forced to contribute 3 per cent of their gross salaries into super. "The key questions we must ask ourselves are ...

IUS appoints group risk manager

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
Group income protection insurance provider IUS has recruited a manager of group risk to its life insurance team. Damon Purkiss, formerly assistant manager institutional business for MetLife, will take on the role, focusing on product development, pricing ...

AXA provides more lending facilities

AXA Financial Advice Network (FAN) Licensees, AXA Financial Planning and Charter Financial Planning have teamed up with a third party mortgage distributor to bolster their suite of lending facilities. The new arrangement is with Alliere, a fully-owned ...

More reverse mortgage protections needed: Mariner

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed Mariner Retirement Solutions has thrown its weight behind the push for greater legislative measures around reverse mortgages. Mariner has backed calls emanating from a recent Institute of Actuaries of Australia ...

Bravura begins UK growth push

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
Bravura Solutions is progressing with its UK expansion plans, announcing it has been selected by UK based Nucleus Financial Group as a technology provider for a new wrap platform. Nucleus is a financial services partnership between seven UK Independent ...

Real Estate Capital Partners takes to the market

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
The newly launched Real Estate Capital Partners funds management group has just unveiled its first investment fund, the Real Estate Capital Partners Enhanced Income Fund (REIF), as well as its full management line up. REIF, formerly the Trafalgar Enhanced ...

Wait and see with annuities: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
Despite some doomsayers predicting that the end was nigh for annuities after the May Federal Budget, Navigator has urged those with an annuity product to adopt a wait and see approach. The proposed Budget changes include the abolition of the reasonable ...

Hyperion wins $230m Auscoal mandate

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
Boutique growth manager Hyperion Asset Management has won a $230 million mandate from Auscoal Superannuation, the first of more to come, management said. Hyperion's institutional business director, Tim Samway, confirmed they were "close to new mandates" ...

Reverse mortgages require proper planning: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
Reverse mortgages can be suitable products for people who understand them, but for the unwary they can pose significant dangers. "A reverse mortgage is different to a normal mortgage because you capitalise the interest and the debt can grow quickly ...

Principal creates retail role

Principal Global Investors Australia has appointed a former Merrill Lynch state manager in the newly created role of director of platform and advisor sales. Giles Gunesekera will be based in Sydney and reporting to Alex FranASois, the group's head of ...