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TAL launches ad campaign as LIF top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Australia's largest life insurer, TAL, has launched a new consumer brand campaign to open the dialogue between Australians and life insurers. The campaign, which launched on national television on Sunday 24 July, hopes to raise the awareness of the ...

New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... these challenges, Aviva does not benchmark the fund against any market or peer group. Walsh added this gives managers the freedom to invest when and where they want, with income sources including dividends on equities and real-estate investment trusts ...

IOOF announces group insurance mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
IOOF has announced it has renewed its relationship with a leading group insurer. From July 1, TAL will continue to provide group insurance for IOOF, following a tender process by Rice Warner; in a statement, IOOF said this process led to "significant ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... said that ETFs provided planners with an opportunity to stay relevant with investors, listing product flexibility and freedom as factors driving the planner uptake. "ETFs provide a very big opportunity for financial advisers, particularly if they want ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A global pension expert believes both Australia and the UK will play a major role in driving future ingenuity and innovation for retirement markets across the world. On the eve of attending the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Adelaide ...

Wealth forecasting engine announces Infocus as first client

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... consumers seeking financial advice." "Our direct advice solution will reduce barriers to taking action, delivering the freedom of a better financial life with just a few clicks," Bristow said. "Clients can choose to manage their own investments, or seek ...

Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... Mather said. "We believe the super industry needs more competition, more innovation in retirement income products, and more freedom to communicate with members in a meaningful way that will help lift financial literacy and consequently improve retirement ...

Australian expats pension protected

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
... making sure people who live and work in more than one country are not disadvantaged. "This agreement will give people more freedom to move between Australia and India, knowing their pension rights will be recognised and protected," Porter said. "Australian ...

Australian Unity acquires three new practices

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... for those advisers who want a financially-strong, compliance-focused and well-resourced licensee and who also want the freedom that comes with a broad APL for wrap accounts, direct and managed investments, and risk insurance."

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... believes the path is heading towards a principles-based approach to CIPRs where the trustee is given a fair amount of freedom to customise a CIPR to its membership base. Rubinsztein showed research supporting the use of annuities as part of a portfolio ...