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Would-be clients snub advice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... clients," said Kristen Turnbull, head of advice wealth and super at CoreData. "Often it is the intangible benefits - such as peace of mind and certainty - that are most valued by those clients who have a dedicated financial planner. However, in the current ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... unexpected. But the Jews and the Arabs had been at each other's throats since before I was born. There were as many attempts at peace as there were wars... all to no avail. But they never had any lasting impact on economies or financial markets. Ahhh... ...

Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... appropriate for such events are outside the everyday remit of most advisers, he says it's important to ensure a client's peace of mind is preserved as much as possible. He says that means knowing the practical steps to providing necessary cover have ...

NSW and CFS partner in first gov retail annuity bond

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Colonial's retiree investors. "This is a win-win partnership which provides greater certainty of spending power, income and peace of mind to investors at a time of ongoing economic uncertainty," said Baird. "At the same time, this provides the NSW Government ...

New MLC product protects retirees from volatility

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... have the right safeguards in place to protect their savings. MLC Investment Protection is specifically designed to give peace of mind to people who want to actively manage these risks and protect their hard earned cash. "Not only does the product protect ...

Challenger to launch new fixed income fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... linked to the market future distributions, therefore are not impacted by market movements. "This will provide investors peace of mind that they will be receiving regular, fixed payments regardless of market performance," said Challenger. After the fifth ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Americans can get on cash or the 2.3% yield offered by 10-year Treasuries. While the bugbear that is Europe is seemingly at peace now after Greece got its second bailout, there's still Murphy's Law to worry about. Just last night, German Chancellor Angela ...

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... points. Is this it? Wasn't the okaying of the Greek bailout supposed to make us whole again - short of ushering in world peace and fortunes forevermore? Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said so himself. The "comprehensive blueprint" would ...

Qantas Super taps MLC for insurance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... voluntary cover of $10 m death and $3m respectively. Chair of Qantas Super Anne Ward said the new offcer gives members "greater peace of mind and improved financial security". "By offering competitive premiums and easy access to high levels of cover ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Well this is it folks, my last piece for the Year 2011 - the year most of us would like to forget. And for my finale, I'd like to take you back to the beginning. At the start of 2011, I wrote: "If you think 2010 was a challenging year, early indications ...