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Asteron adds to sales team

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

Advisers award top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... of this year's 2008 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life. Challenger, which last year acquired the annuities portfolio of AXA, was named the 2008 Annuity Provider of the Year. The Award ...

Insurance bonds renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... [insurance bonds] to recommend to their clients when discussing their goals," he said. The AFA is partnering with Plan for Life to recognise the best life companies, annuity providers and investment bonds for the year at next Wednesday's Plan for Life/AFA ...

Mercer ups ante in corporate super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... and member-related services to maintain its top spot in the ultra-competitive corporate trust sector. Last year, Plan for Life reported that the Mercer Super Trust enjoyed a high 59 per cent increase in inflows to $3.4 billion, mainly due to new business ...

GFC wipes $80b FUM

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Retail managed funds in Australia suffered nearly $80 billion in losses, according to data from Plan for Life. Overall retail managed funds at the end of September totalled $513 billion, down 15.2 per cent or $78.1 billion over the past year. Macquarie ...

BT Wrap tops adviser choice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... Lawrenson said. According to Lawrenson, BT is seeing strong adviser support reflected in its net flows, with the latest Plan for Life market share data showing BT is receiving over $1 in every $5 that flows through platforms, or 21.4 per cent of new ...

Retail fund FUM drops $12bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... quarter, with Australian Wealth Management (AWM), BT Financial Group and NAB/MLC posting the biggest losses. The Plan for Life analysis of retail managed funds found the sector fell by more than two per cent during the June quarter and almost 10 per ...

Plan for Life and AFA award life industry Who's Who

Annuity and insurance heavyweights took centre stage at the Plan For Life / AFA Life Company of the Year 2007 Awards held in Sydney yesterday. CommInsure won the two top accolades, 2007 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award and the 2007 Annuity Provider ...

Goodall joins Plan for Life

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
Former ANZ Financial Planning general manager, Mike Goodall has been appointed as a risk consultant at Plan For Life (PFL). According to Simon Solomon, managing director at Plan For Life, Goodall will facilitate implement PFL's Risk Online Quotation ...

Saving for the kids' textbooks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... comeback as the vehicle of choice to boost children's school savings. According to statistics from research house Plan for Life, the investment bond market segment is continuing to grow with more than $8 billion in funds under management. Despite various ...