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MoneyForLife ups ratchet frequency

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... higher and be paid for as long as the client is living. MoneyForLife funds won the AFA/Plan for Life "Retirement Income Innovation" award last year.

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... longevity risk. Richard Howes, chief executive of Challenger Life, argues his case "particularly when there is so much innovation occuring in the private sector regarding new-generation lifetime annuity products." "As Towers Watson noted, the public ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... 29 and March 31. RBA assistant governor of financial markets Guy Debelle is due to address the Australian Mortgage Innovation Forum at 0910 AEDT. In companies news, CSR Ltd's appeal against a Federal Court decision to block the proposed split of the ...

New website for Macquarie advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... "This improvement on our website is in line with our aim to provide advisers with a high level of integration, choice, innovation and service," he said. The technology used to build the portal is new, and provides Macquarie with better reporting so the ...

Noonan named AIST president

AIST RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... public-sector and corporate funds. Noonan is the current chair of the industry body's policy committee, on the board of Innovation Australia and is chair of its Venture Capital Committee. He is also a board member of the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Brand the top concern for finance industry

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... businesses. The survey shows increased concern about business growth factors such as business interruption and lack of innovation. At the top of the list is solid brand and company image, particularly those in the finance industry. Brand and image are ...

Super has no competition, no innovation: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... said David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super Network. "What you expect to see in competitive markets is innovation. But in super you don't see a JetStar or the equivalent of an iPod. The regulator has driven innovation, for example, through ...

Aviva Investors and Cbus win awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies 2010 Investment Stewardship Awards. The awards recognise achievement in product innovation, service, investment philosophy, corporate governance and risk management practices. Applicants must be private sector investment ...

Fund managers to tap gov't capital

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... are invited to submit applications under the latest round of the Government's venture capital support program, the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF). Opening the latest application round last Friday, innovation minister senator Kim Carr said the fund ...

AFA awards top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... the Annuity Provider of the Year Award. This year, AFA and Plan for Life introduced two new categories namely, the Innovation Awards - Life Insurance, won by MLC, and the Innovation Awards - Retirement Income, won by ING Australia. "We congratulate them ...