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Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... years, and that there be a three-year transition period for reforms, during which the industry operates on the current hybrid commission system with a cap on initial commissions for new business. Further proposed policy reforms are that licensees are ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Risk Product Innovation winner was BT Financial Group's Key Person Income Insurance. Finalists were AIA's Transition to Hybrid Program, Asteron's Asteron Life Plus - On Line Health Check and Macquarie's Sponsorship of Stroke Solidarity String. Investment ...

Accounting businesses drag Countplus profit

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... principals will benefit from access to specialist and proven corporate expertise, funding and growth resources," Aris said. "Our hybrid corporate andA owner operator model has received exceedingly positive responses from target businesses whose principals ...

Low rates set to push fixed income ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Demand for exchange traded funds (ETFs) holding fixed income is set to increase on a low rate environment, iShares director Jonathan Howie said. Howie told Financial Standard that demand for BlackRock's three fixed income ETFs has increased since mid-2014. ...

Life insurance commissions must remain an option: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... high upfront commissions. But the number of failed pieces of advice was reduced to 7% in the case of advisers receiving hybrid commissions, level commissions or fee for service. Anderson highlighted that the Life Insurance Working Group, a joint initiative ...

ANZ to launch $750m hybrid capital offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
ANZ is looking to raise $750 million through its latest hybrid issue, announced today. The bank will launch an ANZ Capital Notes 3 offer from February 5, 2015, as part of the group's capital management strategy. The offer is open to Australian investors ...

Atchison Consultants appoints senior consultant

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... fund manager and knowledge in securitised property including listed and unlisted property trusts (REITs), mortgage funds, hybrid funds and domestic and global property securities funds. Lawrence has previously worked for property fund managers, large ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Altius Asset Management has launched a new sustainable bond fund designed to align with investors' social values without compromising investment returns over the long-term. The Altius Sustainable Bond fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian ...

Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... conversation, not a one-way presentation," said Pearce. This switch from asset owner to asset managers is seeing some very complex hybrid organisations emerge, noted the report. For example, the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board in the past five ...

TAL lobbies for annuity regulation change

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... leaving the remaining assets invested in an account based pension should receive the same tax treatment as would apply to hybrid variable annuity products. TAL said it does not support an upper limit on the amount that can be invested in a deferred lifetime ...