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Aon raises member fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The $1.6 billion Aon Master Trust is increasing its annual member fees on 1 July. The new fees will be $66.50 per annum - a $3.50 hike from the previous $63. According to a statement in the master trust's latest newsletter to members, the increase is ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
The insurance industry can help address underinsurance by moving faster towards simplified disclosure, with fees and commissions displayed prominently in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS). Financial Standard asked some of the country's leading insurers ...

AMP posts strong super and risk flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
AMP recorded around $2 billion in net cashflows to the firm's superannuation and pension business last year and announced a focus on simpler, transparent products in the long term. AMP Financial Services' net cashflows were up $81 million in the first ...

Plain English works best: Suncorp

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... platform and product suite. Besides the writing style guide, the group also reduced the size of its product disclosure statement (PDS), limited the number of letters it sends to members yearly and took the time-consuming task of re-writing 100 letter ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... he said, "In the world of muted returns expectations, it is high. But that's what we wrote on our Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) four years ago and we still think it is achievable as this investment cycle matures. Besides, the fund has the advantage ...

Better service for new members: REST

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... portability. The welcome letter included prompts to encourage members to download a copy of the REST Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Financial Services Guide (FSG) from the website rather than have a paper copy sent in the mail. "Being the industry ...

Zurich upgrades insurance suite

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... a more intuitive end-to-end experience for financial advisers. This update also includes a CD-ROM product disclosure statement (PDS) to allow advisers to search for specific sections easier, print off application forms and view case study video footage. ...

NGS Super targets female fin lit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
NGS Super has revamped its website targeting women members as part of a financial literacy campaign. "There is naturally a strong focus on financial education, particularly for women, who make up about 70 per cent of membership. This starts right on ...

KBC blocks water fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... investors, they need to know the money continues to be managed in the same way as indicated in the product disclosure statement (PDS), it continues to be managed by the KBC team," he said. The KBC Global Water fund was launched to Australian retail and ...

Wide Bay tags Aviva insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Regional banking group Wide Bay Australia has teamed up with Aviva to offer life insurance to its clients. The new insurance, called 'Widecover LiFE' will be distributed throughout Wide Bay's 45 branches across regional Queensland from Cairns to the ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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