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Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Adviser uptake of social media is on the rise, but gaps still exist in practice use, according to a recent survey by Zurich. While use of tablet devices and social media channels has improved over the past 12 months, the application to business practice ...

Macquarie sees managed accounts surge

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... provider, which currently holds more than $1.1bn in funds under management for its clients, said it has experienced a major uptake of its managed accounts during the past 12 months to over 80 not-for-profit organisations as clients with self managed ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... assets of 9.6% and that the average price of advice would fall from $2,130 to $1,188, "largely driven by the increase in uptake of scaleable advice". Meanwhile Opposition Senator Mathias Cormann quizzed Industry Super Network (ISN) representatives on ...

Managed accounts get FOFA boost

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... boutique asset managers. David Heather, head of distribution at IAS, said that while FOFA is a driving force behind the uptake in managed accounts, advisers are also attracted to the lower total cost of delivery with its administration and investment ...

Post-retirement risk in Australia: IMCA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... of New South Wales, and director of centre for pensions and superannuation in Sydney, said he was surprised by the poor uptake of annuities here. "The Australian context is one of the most interesting when it comes to questions of longevity risk. What ...

Zurich launches Android app

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... iPhones was the key reason behind our launch last year of Zurich LifeXpress mobile. "Although iPhones are very popular, the uptake of Android handsets is becoming significant and we have now responded with the launch of LifeXpress Mobile for Android." ...

Super funds prefer employers via clearing houses

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... through Medicare, offers a free processing service to small businesses with less than 20 employees, but Collister said the uptake had not been big so far. Collister will be one of many top industry speakers at IQPC's Process Automation for Super Funds ...

Super funds complacent on sustainability

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
Super funds are slow on the uptake of sustainability reporting, often relying on analysts and fund managers to do the work, but an economic adviser predicts pressure is building for funds to become accountable. Simon O'Connor, economic adviser for the ...

Industry super funds show patchy approach to emergency reserves

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Industry super funds have increased their emergency reserves since the global financial crisis but the uptake has been patchy with some funds having no buffer at all, new research has found. Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants scrutinised 65 industry ...

Growing SMA use hits education barrier

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... advisers are gradually increasing their use of separately managed accounts, with education forming a barrier to widespread uptake of the structure, new research has found. The 2011 Separately Managed Accounts Report found that while just 18% of financial ...