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SEQUAL toughens 'no negative equity' rules

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... Other changes include improved processes for managing defaults under contracts, minimum default standards for loan calculator tools and clarifying the steps members must take to ensure borrowers seek appropriate legal advice. The code also outlines appropriate ...

IFSA tackles investment calculators

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... Guidance Note No.21 Calculators - Best Practice Guidance addresses issues of variations in the assumptions used by the calculator provider which could prove misleading to end users. "Calculators play an important role in helping people engage with their ...

HOSTPLUS finds its bare feet

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
HOSTPLUS is set to launch a range of new member education measures based around the famous "Barefoot Investor" Scott Pape, complete with an online website-driven strategy, a long-term campaign and member education seminars. The campaign, called Kerching ...

Act now for no regrets: ANZ FP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
ANZ Financial Planning (ANZ FP) has launched a new 'No Regrets' campaign aimed at motivating people to start managing their financial futures sooner rather than later for better life outcomes. ANZ FP has launched the www.havenoregrets.com.au website ...

ASIC pleased with insurance industry

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has released a report examining the improvements home building insurers have made to their policies and whether they are providing customers with better access to information about the costs ...

BT unveils online super sales tools for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
BT Financial Group has unveiled a new online super tool to walk planners through the process of selling corporate super to their clients. The 'Art of Super' is an online toolkit exclusively for use by planners. It is based around a five step process ...

Mariner joins SEQUAL to promote reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... if an equity release loan suits their circumstances before signing up." In February ASIC launched a reverse mortgage calculator to assist consumers in predicting the long-term impact an equity release product could have on the equity in their home and ...

ASIC releases 'too good to be true' calculator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released yet another online calculator to help investors double-check whether the returns that service providers promise them are the real deal or too good to be true. "Understanding the ...

Business costs calculator to help govt implement policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
Public servants proposing new legislation will be able to use a real life business costs calculator to assess how much their proposals are adding to business costs. Responding to the need for all parties, business and government, to better understand ...

ASIC launches TAP calculator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a new term allocated pension (TAP) calculator to assist in retirement planning, while at the same time upgrading its superannuation calculator. The TAP calculator will be relevant ...