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Asteron creates LIF-ready adviser commissions

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... selection of adviser commission options for its life insurance products. The new options are customised commission rates, new hybrid rates or wholesale rates for fee-for-service models. The customised rate includes a commission of up to 88% in the first ...

AIA hybrid program signs 1,000 advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
Over 1,000 advisers have signed on to AIA Australia's transition to hybrid program. The program is designed to help advisers accommodate the new Life Insurance Framework, recently formalised by the Government. It facilitates a transition from relying ...

XTB floaters listed on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... interest rate changes. In all other respects, floaters rank alongside other senior bonds and ahead of any subordinated or hybrid securities. Floaters pay coupons quarterly until maturity, which may appeal to investors looking for investments with cash ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... transferred from equities to bonds as an individual approaches retirement." According to Rajan, lifecycle funds then moved to hybrid target date funds whereby one part of the assets is allocated to a deferred annuity from the outset of saving [see Table ...

Exchange traded bond range increases

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Investors can expect more exchange traded bond units to be available on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) over the coming weeks after another six XTBs were released to market today. Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) said the release has ...

Standing up for risk advisers

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... prevent regulatory intervention. "Once these discussions go to parliament it just becomes a lottery. You wanted to retain hybrid commissions so we had to remain in the tent," he said. He emphasised the ongoing importance of insurance advice and said ...

PIMCO launches bank capital fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... for Australian investors to diversify their concentrated domestic bank exposure, mainly in Australian bank equities and hybrid securities, by harnessing a diversified global opportunity set." Philippe Bodereau, managing director and portfolio manager ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... was essentially transferred from equities to bonds as an individual approaches retirement." Lifecycle funds then moved to hybrid target date funds whereby one part of the assets is allocated to a deferred annuity from the outset of saving. Rajan said ...

Planners continue insurer switches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... implemented. "Planners are typically already going through the process of phasing out upfront commissions and replacing it with hybrid commissions and fee for service," Choi said. "The implementation of capped upfront commissions, as per the Trowbridge ...

Findex life insurance goes commission-free

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... product that is consistent with our philosophy." Findex's announcement follows AMP and Centrepoint Alliance moving to a hybrid commission model in April, Fortnum adopting hybrid and fee-for-service in May and Suncorp-owned Asteron Life considering "alternative" ...