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AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... size and scale to provide the best possible cover by negotiating bulk rates that's more affordable compared to members purchasing the same cover on their own. "In addition, we don't pay commissions to advisers, and don't receive commissions from insurers. ...

Planners vital to closing super gap: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... from a financial planner, compared to 9.8% of males. Overall, 11.3% of women engage a professional when it comes to purchasing superannuation. In comparison, 14.4% of men make use of a financial planner, accountant or stockbroker. Currently, only 68.8% ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... over the remediation program and will no longer sell life insurance directly to consumers without personal advice. "Purchasing life insurance is a key financial decision for consumers, and all the information provided to them must be clear and balanced. ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... transformation or disruption, moving away from the more traditional insurance broker (or life insurance salesman) towards purchasing online as well as moving more to the employer, where it is generally combined with superannuation," he said. This week ...

Derivatives costly and ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... with the ability to create custom synthetic option strategies over lower-risk diversified portfolios (as opposed to purchasing high-cost equity options), funds are learning downside protection may be cheaper than traditional option purchase protection ...

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Using the telephone was the most popular means of purchasing life insurance policies in the year to November, the latest Roy Morgan survey shows. One-quarter (24.7%) of the 7632 consumers polled in Roy Morgan's Single Source survey rang the company ...

Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... differentiated products resulted in price as the key decision driver, with the cost of premiums cited as a critical factor when purchasing life insurance. Brown said: "Price continues to gain momentum as the determinant of choice for many consumers when ...

AMP Capital adds key social infrastructure asset

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... public-private partnership (PPP) with the Victorian state government for a period of 25 years, with AMP Capital's CommIF purchasing 21% of the asset from Partners Group. The facility, located in Melbourne's Biomedical Precinct was developed by Plenary ...

Potential windfall to be found in super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... voluntary super contributions from the beginning of the current financial year to use those additional contributions in purchasing their first home. The voluntary contributions will be limited to $15,000 per annum, up to a total of $30,000, and count ...

Australia braces for Amazon impact

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... that the launch will offer consumers convenience, superior price comparison and more efficient product searching. "Its purchasing power exceeds that of almost every other competitor in the world. And its required return on capital in its retail business ...