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ASFA asks FSI for clear targets to measure super success

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Murray Inquiry to set clear objectives against which the success of superannuation's role in reducing the Age Pension burden on public coffers can be measured. In its latest ...

Demand for alternatives sees Blue Sky profits rise

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... and family offices. The company attributed the growth in part to the mainstreaming of alternative assets as an investment choice. According to Rainmaker, alternative assets are the fastest growing asset class in Australia, with allocations increasing ...

AIA Vitality available on platforms

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... Investors (PPPI) policies on several platforms. The program can be purchased through Asgard, HUB24, LifeFocus, Personal Choice Private, PowerWrap, Portfolio Care and netwealth. It will also be available on the IOOF Pursuit platform later this year. AIA ...

Mortgage Choice booms, invests in planners

AAP AND ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
A strong housing market has helped home lender Mortgage Choice deliver its best financial results ever with a record number of loan settlements. The lender's net profit rose 5.8% to $19.8 million in the year to June 30, up from $18.7 million in the ...

Consumers ask banks to disclose brand ownership

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... when they advertise. The consumer survey was conducted by the Ehrenberg-Bass Marketing Institute on behalf of People's Choice Credit Union. The survey found some two-thirds of people thought multi-branding was used to trick customers about ownership ...

Giving through PAFs back to pre-crisis level

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... co-ordinated activity between recipient charities which simplifies giving decisions rather than just adding to the widening choice already available." The JBWere Giving Trends Report is an annual survey which uses a variety of sources including Australian ...

Consumers have no loyalty to financial institutions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... that the banking sector is competitive, although concentrated. It appears from our analysis that consumers are exercising choice across all financial products as evidenced by the fact that the customers of the major banks deal with more than four financial ...

Brumbie: Super idea, super silly reaction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... their predictable indignation especially when it ignores their own contradictions. Like how most modern super funds love choice so much they already let members choose from hundreds of managed investments, direct shares, Exchange Traded Funds and Term ...

GBST delivers first SuperStream contributions to SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... a SuperStream Gateway provider for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has delivered its first live SuperStream electronic choice contributions messages destined for SMSFs. This initial SuperStream "cohort" which commenced live contributions on 4 August ...

Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... Platform providers should not take financial adviser's loyalty for granted, as new research shows that planners are exercising choice when it comes to platforms. The number of advisers using a platform due to the dealer group's preferences has fallen ...