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AustralianSuper presents pension made easy

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... in-house account-based pension for its 160,000 eligible members. Chief executive, Ian Silk, said he was expecting a strong uptake from eligible members with the pension being made available from January 2008. "With over 160,000 members currently eligible ...

Perpetual launches structured cap-protection fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... Perpetual, which resulted in some 95 per cent of investors utilising the 100 per cent loan facility," Crowley said. High uptake on the loan facility demonstrates gearing is a primary driver behind the popularity of growth-related capital protected products ...

Aussies finally get life insurance message: IFSA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
... distribution", Gilbert said. IFSA chief executive officer Richard Gilbert said a combination of factors lead to the increased uptake, including greater recognition of 'living benefits', such as income protection, Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) ...

Perpetual gears up retail investors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... Perpetual's group executive of wealth management, said he expected the new product to be popular. "We anticipate a strong uptake from investors and advisers looking to build wealth through gearing strategies, which will potentially provide tax advantages ...

Slow tech roll-outs putting off tech-savvy Gen Y

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... employers who will deliver them the tools they need. "Gen Y's desire to feel independent and autonomous has in part driven the uptake of broadband mobility technologies like 3G and Blackberry. While many financial services roles continue to be office ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... capacity to absorb and leverage new technologies. Australia is generally ranked in the top handful in terms of technology uptake. Importantly, Australia is being seen as a country where fiscal policy is now being framed in a long-term context as opposed ...

Credit Suisse pulls MasterWrap off the shelves

... was also targeted squarely at the independent financial advisers who wanted to use an alternative platform. However, the uptake failed to meet the group's expectations. According to Rainmaker Data, the entire membership base for the wrap's three divisions ...

Skandia ranks number one for BDM service

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... Skandia this past year, ranking the group fifth in terms of overall use, but this is up eight-fold since 2004 when the uptake rate was only 2 per cent. Skandia was also the fifth-highest rated master trust behind Macquarie Wrap and Asgard's three offerings ...

Know thy market: Deloitte

... holidaying and consumer spending including fashion and cell phones, are enormous." The same can be said about the potential uptake of financial products, although Woodhouse warned financial services providers need to be mindful about what they're offering ...

Advice is cheap compared to tax return fees

... lodge their tax returns directly or through the e-tax internet portal. Super choice is expected to encourage a much greater uptake of direct channel super fund products like industry funds and simpler no-advice products. But if the evidence from tax ...