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Still a lucky country: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... cent of men are running into debt compared to a quarter of women in the same situation. And shedding some light into the uptake of higher SG, around 4 in 10 of those surveyed have contributed more than the compulsory 9 per cent, mainly through salary ...

Perpetual signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... Perpetual Investments Business Services and chief operating officer Australian Equities, Cathy Doyle, said the widespread uptake of PRI was aligned with clients' long-term interests and expectations and was a positive step for the industry and for Perpetual ...

Rev mortgage market continues to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... steadily increased their market share in the outstanding loan channel. Yet, Conlon said he is disappointed in the level of uptake for the reverse mortgage program designed for financial planners, which was developed by SEQUAL and the Financial Planning ...

Murphy takes over the reins at BNY Mellon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... development and marketing roles at Prudential and Citibank. "The sophistication of the Australian market has led to an uptake of specialist alpha generating investment ideas that provide strong opportunities for out product set," said Jon Little, vice ...

Lifewise website nets 8,500 hits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... campaign website is yet to gain strong traction in the broader public, insurance figures from Plan for Life found an increased uptake in risk cover at both the individual and group level over the past year. The actuarial firm said the rise in uptake ...

AMP clients buy more insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... level of insurance cover, whether their income protection are up to date," said Guggenheimer. The increasing interest and uptake of insurance cover come from several fronts. The first is from existing clients, who as part of their review process, opt ...

Singapore pushes for online economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... spend big on IT to build an "online economy". IT research firm Ovum has released a fresh report highlighting the predicted uptake of IT services in Singapore, driven by government-led plans to convert admin processes across the public and private sectors ...

Aviva names SMA distribution head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... year according to previous reports. "He will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies that will drive the uptake of Aviva's SMA offering in the market," said Richard Bellis, general manager, distribution. Fechner is a nine-year veteran ...

Less tax on financial advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... "Therefore, the tax deductibility provisions, whether up-front or ongoing, could be revisited in order to encourage the uptake of advice and planning." Streamlining deductibility arrangements for advice could be synchronised with initiatives to allow ...

BT revamps wrap for equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... self-managed super fund market and investors' appetite for direct equities. Lastly, Lawrenson believes that there would be a huge uptake of listed securities when the market recovers, and when advisers look to transfer their cash holdings on the BT Wrap ...