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Good news at last for AIG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
At last some good news for AIG Life Australia with the company announcing a major upgrade of their insurance suite while also coming runner-up in the CoreData Life Company of the Year awards. The firm's Priority Protection insurance suite is receiving ...

New resources, fresh ads for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
The Financial Planning Association is helping advisers battle the financial crisis with a new resource centre for its members and a "Value of Advice" campaign targeted towards consumers. The FPA announced today that it had launched the Market Volatility ...

Mortgage funds' phantom lifeline

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
The Rudd government's plan to shore up confidence in mortgage funds is a political master stroke because while it sounds terrific, it commits the government to nothing, will take months to have any impact and won't put dollars on the tables of retirees ...

UBS and Præmium talks fail

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
UBS has dropped negotiations with portfolio administration provider, PrA|mium to supply its services to the firm's Australian wealth management division. UBS appointed PrA|mium as a preferred tender in November last year, however the firm said it will ...

Præmium adds CRM service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
Portfolio administration provider, Praemium is helping financial planners monitor client relationships by adding SYNCRM's FPS software. SYNCRM's FPS centres on the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service, which allows planners to customise and ...

Cuffe fund outperforms index by 13.8 pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
Not many fund managers can claim that they are performing well amidst today's gloomy investment environment - but Chris Cuffe's Third Link Growth Fund managed to stay ahead of the index since its inception this year. The fund, which still posted a loss ...

Language is key to sell insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The way financial advisers discuss their business and speak to prospective clients heavily impacts how much life insurance they are able to sell, according to renowned UK financial adviser, Bhupinder Anand. Speaking at an MLC Insurance Forum, Anand ...

Investors question direct property valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Criticism that some funds and their managers use supposedly artificial unlisted property valuations to bolster portfolio returns illustrates how different groups of investors have fundamentally contrasting views about how to interact with the property ...

NGSS CEO wins Wharton prize

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
The chief executive of $2.65 billion NGS Super, Anthony Rodwell-Ball has been awarded the inaugural FEAL Wharton Scholarship. Rodwell-Ball, who has held positions with Emergency Services Super and AustralianSuper, was awarded the scholarship offered ...

Basis delays capital return, adds $38m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
Basis Capital has delayed the partial return of capital to unit holders of its Aust-Rim fund for a month but said it will give back a further $38 million to unit holders of the Pac-Rim Opportunity fund next month. Basis Capital Funds Management has ...