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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 ...

New ETFs hit booming market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... presentation yesterday to mark the launch of three new ETFs, Vanguard said there had been a 70 per cent increase in the uptake of ETFs each year for the last three years in Australia, with a total of 47,603 investors as of December 2010. Globally there ...

Planners wrapped with super app

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... keeping up with legislative and regulatory changes and the next thing super have done is online tools, but we have seen a big uptake as funds begin to appreciate apps." Other soon-to-be launched apps such as an insurance-needs calculator will target ...

Risk advisers embrace social media

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... medium with just 8.6 per cent of life insurers using it. Brisbanites were the most likely to tweet, with an 11 per cent uptake, the poll found. The iPad proved a hit with survey results suggesting two in five of the respondents planned to buy one within ...

More choice for Westpac Online investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... be linked to their online trading account," said James Staltari, head of Westpac Online Investing. Reflected in customer uptake of Westpac Online's latest upgrades, investors are showing greater interest in equity markets leading to anticipation of strong ...